What color is #ACC0AA?

#ACC0AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC0AA?

The RGB value is 172, 192, 170: 172 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC0AA?

The complementary color is #BEAAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC0AA color

#ACC0AA rgb(172, 192, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACC0AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 75.3% green and 66.7% blue (172, 192, 170).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#ACC0AA color codes

HEX	`#ACC0AA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 192, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 75.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.68, -11, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.68, 14.08, 141.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.117, 49.372, 45.281)`
Decimal	`11321514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC0AA, 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 #ACC0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #ACC0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc0aa; }
.text { color: #acc0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 192 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc0aa, #aac0b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACC0AA?: #ACC0AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC0AA?: The RGB value is 172, 192, 170: 172 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC0AA?: The complementary color is #BEAAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.