What color is #ACC2B0?

#ACC2B0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC2B0?

The RGB value is 172, 194, 176: 172 red, 194 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC2B0?

The complementary color is #C2ACBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC2B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC2B0 color

#ACC2B0 rgb(172, 194, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC2B0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 76.1% green and 69% blue (172, 194, 176).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#ACC2B0 color codes

HEX	`#ACC2B0`
RGB	`rgb(172, 194, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 76.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.37, -10.94, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.37, 12.74, 149.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.14, 50.488, 48.486)`
Decimal	`11322032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC2B0, 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 #ACC2B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC2B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #ACC2B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc2b0; }
.text { color: #acc2b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc2b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 194 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc2b0, #acc2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACC2B0?: #ACC2B0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC2B0?: The RGB value is 172, 194, 176: 172 red, 194 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC2B0?: The complementary color is #C2ACBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC2B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.