What color is #ACC3B9?

#ACC3B9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC3B9?

The RGB value is 172, 195, 185: 172 red, 195 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC3B9?

The complementary color is #C3ACB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC3B9 color

#ACC3B9 rgb(172, 195, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC3B9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 76.5% green and 72.5% blue (172, 195, 185).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#ACC3B9 color codes

HEX	`#ACC3B9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 195, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 76.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.86, -9.75, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.86, 10.04, 166.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.283, 51.303, 53.406)`
Decimal	`11322297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC3B9, 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 #ACC3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #ACC3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc3b9; }
.text { color: #acc3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 195 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc3b9, #acc1c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACC3B9?: #ACC3B9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC3B9?: The RGB value is 172, 195, 185: 172 red, 195 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC3B9?: The complementary color is #C3ACB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.