What color is #ACC1C0?

#ACC1C0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC1C0?

The RGB value is 172, 193, 192: 172 red, 193 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC1C0?

The complementary color is #C1ACAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC1C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC1C0 color

#ACC1C0 rgb(172, 193, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC1C0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 75.7% green and 75.3% blue (172, 193, 192).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#ACC1C0 color codes

HEX	`#ACC1C0`
RGB	`rgb(172, 193, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 75.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.51, -7.33, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.51, 7.57, 194.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.595, 50.715, 57.246)`
Decimal	`11321792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC1C0, 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 #ACC1C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC1C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #ACC1C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc1c0; }
.text { color: #acc1c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc1c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 193 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc1c0, #acb8c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACC1C0?: #ACC1C0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC1C0?: The RGB value is 172, 193, 192: 172 red, 193 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC1C0?: The complementary color is #C1ACAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC1C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.