What color is #AACACD?

#AACACD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AACACD?

The RGB value is 170, 202, 205: 170 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACACD?

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

Is black or white text better on #AACACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACACD color

#AACACD rgb(170, 202, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AACACD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 79.2% green and 80.4% blue (170, 202, 205).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#AACACD color codes

HEX	`#AACACD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 202, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 79.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.15, -10, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.15, 11.21, 206.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.715, 55.193, 65.833)`
Decimal	`11193037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACACD, 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 #AACACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #AACACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacacd; }
.text { color: #aacacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 202 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacacd, #aab9cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AACACD?: #AACACD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AACACD?: The RGB value is 170, 202, 205: 170 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACACD?: The complementary color is #CDADAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.