Information about #ACAFC4 color

#ACAFC4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACAFC4 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 175, 196) — 67.5% red, 68.6% green, 76.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 8 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ACAFC4 is a calm, restrained blue that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Shinto (#A6B5C6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Icebreaker (#A9B7C9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(172, 175, 196)), which gives #ACAFC4 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACAFC4: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ACAFC4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ACAFC4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ACAFC4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ACAFC4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACAFC4
  • RGB172, 175, 196
  • CMYK9, 8, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(172, 175, 196)
  • HSL233°, 17%, 72%
  • HSL Precise232.5°, 16.901%, 72.157%
  • HSV233°, 12%, 77%
  • HSB233°, 12%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.686, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.686, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.686, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDACAFC4
  • DECIMAL ID11317188
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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