What color is #ACC5CE?

#ACC5CE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC5CE?

The RGB value is 172, 197, 206: 172 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC5CE?

The complementary color is #CEB5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC5CE color

#ACC5CE rgb(172, 197, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC5CE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 77.3% green and 80.8% blue (172, 197, 206).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#ACC5CE color codes

HEX	`#ACC5CE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 197, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 77.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, -6.54, -7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 9.83, 228.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.117, 53.158, 66.106)`
Decimal	`11322830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC5CE, 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 #ACC5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #ACC5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc5ce; }
.text { color: #acc5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 197 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc5ce, #acb4ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACC5CE?: #ACC5CE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC5CE?: The RGB value is 172, 197, 206: 172 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC5CE?: The complementary color is #CEB5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.