What color is #ACC1B3?

#ACC1B3 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 #ACC1B3?

The RGB value is 172, 193, 179: 172 red, 193 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC1B3?

The complementary color is #C1ACBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC1B3?

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.

#ACC1B3 color

#ACC1B3 rgb(172, 193, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC1B3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 75.7% green and 70.2% blue (172, 193, 179).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ACC1B3 color codes

HEX	`#ACC1B3`
RGB	`rgb(172, 193, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 75.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.17, -9.86, 4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.17, 10.89, 154.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.218, 50.165, 49.992)`
Decimal	`11321779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC1B3, 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 #ACC1B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC1B3 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 #ACC1B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc1b3; }
.text { color: #acc1b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc1b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 193 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc1b3, #acc1bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACC1B3?: #ACC1B3 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 #ACC1B3?: The RGB value is 172, 193, 179: 172 red, 193 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC1B3?: The complementary color is #C1ACBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC1B3?: 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.