What color is #ACC5C2?

#ACC5C2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC5C2?

The RGB value is 172, 197, 194: 172 red, 197 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC5C2?

The complementary color is #C5ACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC5C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC5C2 color

#ACC5C2 rgb(172, 197, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC5C2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 77.3% green and 76.1% blue (172, 197, 194).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#ACC5C2 color codes

HEX	`#ACC5C2`
RGB	`rgb(172, 197, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 77.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.64, -9.02, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.64, 9.12, 188.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.715, 52.597, 58.72)`
Decimal	`11322818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC5C2, 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 #ACC5C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC5C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #ACC5C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc5c2; }
.text { color: #acc5c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc5c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 197 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc5c2, #acbcc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACC5C2?: #ACC5C2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC5C2?: The RGB value is 172, 197, 194: 172 red, 197 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC5C2?: The complementary color is #C5ACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC5C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.