What color is #ACC1C4?

#ACC1C4 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 #ACC1C4?

The RGB value is 172, 193, 196: 172 red, 193 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC1C4?

The complementary color is #C4AFAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC1C4 color

#ACC1C4 rgb(172, 193, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC1C4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 75.7% green and 76.9% blue (172, 193, 196).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#ACC1C4 color codes

HEX	`#ACC1C4`
RGB	`rgb(172, 193, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 75.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.62, -6.51, -3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.62, 7.61, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.045, 50.895, 59.612)`
Decimal	`11321796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC1C4, 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 #ACC1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #ACC1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc1c4; }
.text { color: #acc1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 193 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc1c4, #acb5c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACC1C4?: #ACC1C4 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 #ACC1C4?: The RGB value is 172, 193, 196: 172 red, 193 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC1C4?: The complementary color is #C4AFAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.