What color is #AACCCE?

#AACCCE 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 #AACCCE?

The RGB value is 170, 204, 206: 170 red, 204 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AACCCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #AACCCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AACCCE color

#AACCCE rgb(170, 204, 206)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 80% green and 80.8% blue (170, 204, 206).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#AACCCE color codes

HEX	`#AACCCE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 204, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 80%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.72, -10.83, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.72, 11.83, 203.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.308, 56.187, 66.628)`
Decimal	`11193550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AACCCE, 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 #AACCCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AACCCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #AACCCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaccce; }
.text { color: #aaccce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaccce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 204 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaccce, #aabace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #AACCCE?: #AACCCE 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 #AACCCE?: The RGB value is 170, 204, 206: 170 red, 204 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AACCCE?: The complementary color is #CEACAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AACCCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.