What color is #ACC1AA?

#ACC1AA 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 #ACC1AA?

The RGB value is 172, 193, 170: 172 red, 193 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC1AA?

The complementary color is #BFAAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC1AA?

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.

#ACC1AA color

#ACC1AA rgb(172, 193, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACC1AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 75.7% green and 66.7% blue (172, 193, 170).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ACC1AA color codes

HEX	`#ACC1AA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 193, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 75.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.95, -11.51, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.95, 14.72, 141.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.337, 49.812, 45.354)`
Decimal	`11321770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC1AA, 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 #ACC1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC1AA 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 #ACC1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc1aa; }
.text { color: #acc1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 193 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc1aa, #aac1b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACC1AA?: #ACC1AA 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 #ACC1AA?: The RGB value is 172, 193, 170: 172 red, 193 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC1AA?: The complementary color is #BFAAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC1AA?: 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.