What color is #ACC0B5?

#ACC0B5 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 #ACC0B5?

The RGB value is 172, 192, 181: 172 red, 192 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC0B5?

The complementary color is #C0ACB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC0B5 color

#ACC0B5 rgb(172, 192, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC0B5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 75.3% green and 71% blue (172, 192, 181).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#ACC0B5 color codes

HEX	`#ACC0B5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 192, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 75.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.95, -8.96, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.95, 9.52, 160.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.202, 49.805, 50.992)`
Decimal	`11321525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC0B5, 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 #ACC0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #ACC0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc0b5; }
.text { color: #acc0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 192 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc0b5, #acc0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACC0B5?: #ACC0B5 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 #ACC0B5?: The RGB value is 172, 192, 181: 172 red, 192 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC0B5?: The complementary color is #C0ACB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.