What color is #ACC0BD?

#ACC0BD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC0BD?

The RGB value is 172, 192, 189: 172 red, 192 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC0BD?

The complementary color is #C0ACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC0BD color

#ACC0BD rgb(172, 192, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC0BD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 75.3% green and 74.1% blue (172, 192, 189).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#ACC0BD color codes

HEX	`#ACC0BD`
RGB	`rgb(172, 192, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 75.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.16, -7.4, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.16, 7.44, 186.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.046, 50.143, 55.44)`
Decimal	`11321533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC0BD, 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 #ACC0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #ACC0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc0bd; }
.text { color: #acc0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 192 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc0bd, #acb9c0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACC0BD?: #ACC0BD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC0BD?: The RGB value is 172, 192, 189: 172 red, 192 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC0BD?: The complementary color is #C0ACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.