What color is #ACC0B1?

#ACC0B1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC0B1?

The RGB value is 172, 192, 177: 172 red, 192 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC0B1?

The complementary color is #C0ACBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC0B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC0B1 color

#ACC0B1 rgb(172, 192, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC0B1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 75.3% green and 69.4% blue (172, 192, 177).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#ACC0B1 color codes

HEX	`#ACC0B1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 192, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 75.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.85, -9.71, 5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.85, 11.04, 151.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.797, 49.644, 48.861)`
Decimal	`11321521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC0B1, 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 #ACC0B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC0B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #ACC0B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc0b1; }
.text { color: #acc0b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc0b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 192 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc0b1, #acc0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACC0B1?: #ACC0B1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC0B1?: The RGB value is 172, 192, 177: 172 red, 192 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC0B1?: The complementary color is #C0ACBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC0B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.