What color is #AACACE?

#AACACE 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 #AACACE?

The RGB value is 170, 202, 206: 170 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACACE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AACACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACACE color

#AACACE rgb(170, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (170, 202, 206).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#AACACE color codes

HEX	`#AACACE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.18, -9.79, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.18, 11.26, 209.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.836, 55.242, 66.47)`
Decimal	`11193038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACACE, 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 #AACACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #AACACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aacace; }
.text { color: #aacace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aacace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 202 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aacace, #aab8ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AACACE?: #AACACE 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 #AACACE?: The RGB value is 170, 202, 206: 170 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACACE?: The complementary color is #CEAEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.