What color is #ACC4A4?

#ACC4A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC4A4?

The RGB value is 172, 196, 164: 172 red, 196 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC4A4?

The complementary color is #BCA4C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC4A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC4A4 color

#ACC4A4 rgb(172, 196, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACC4A4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 76.9% green and 64.3% blue (172, 196, 164).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#ACC4A4 color codes

HEX	`#ACC4A4`
RGB	`rgb(172, 196, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 76.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.64, -14.12, 13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.64, 19.45, 136.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.453, 50.93, 42.656)`
Decimal	`11322532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC4A4, 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 #ACC4A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC4A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #ACC4A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc4a4; }
.text { color: #acc4a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc4a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 196 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc4a4, #a4c4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ACC4A4?: #ACC4A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC4A4?: The RGB value is 172, 196, 164: 172 red, 196 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC4A4?: The complementary color is #BCA4C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC4A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.