What color is #ACC3BA?

#ACC3BA 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 #ACC3BA?

The RGB value is 172, 195, 186: 172 red, 195 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC3BA?

The complementary color is #C3ACB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC3BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC3BA color

#ACC3BA rgb(172, 195, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC3BA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 76.5% green and 72.9% blue (172, 195, 186).

Its hue angle is 157°, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#ACC3BA color codes

HEX	`#ACC3BA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 195, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 76.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.89, -9.56, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.89, 9.74, 168.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.389, 51.345, 53.964)`
Decimal	`11322298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC3BA, 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 #ACC3BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC3BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #ACC3BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc3ba; }
.text { color: #acc3ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc3ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 195 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc3ba, #acc1c3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACC3BA?: #ACC3BA 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 #ACC3BA?: The RGB value is 172, 195, 186: 172 red, 195 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC3BA?: The complementary color is #C3ACB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC3BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.