What color is #AACACA?

#AACACA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AACACA?

The RGB value is 170, 202, 202: 170 red, 202 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACACA?

The complementary color is #CAAAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AACACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACACA color

#AACACA rgb(170, 202, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AACACA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 79.2% green and 79.2% blue (170, 202, 202).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#AACACA color codes

HEX	`#AACACA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 202, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 79.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.07, -10.63, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.07, 11.21, 198.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.356, 55.05, 63.944)`
Decimal	`11193034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACACA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AACACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AACACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacaca; }
.text { color: #aacaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 202 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacaca, #aabaca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AACACA?: #AACACA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AACACA?: The RGB value is 170, 202, 202: 170 red, 202 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACACA?: The complementary color is #CAAAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.