What color is #ACC5CF?

#ACC5CF 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 #ACC5CF?

The RGB value is 172, 197, 207: 172 red, 197 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC5CF?

The complementary color is #CFB6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC5CF color

#ACC5CF rgb(172, 197, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC5CF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 77.3% green and 81.2% blue (172, 197, 207).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#ACC5CF color codes

HEX	`#ACC5CF`
RGB	`rgb(172, 197, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 77.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78, -6.33, -7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78, 10.07, 231.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.239, 53.207, 66.748)`
Decimal	`11322831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC5CF, 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 #ACC5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #ACC5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc5cf; }
.text { color: #acc5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 197 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc5cf, #acb4cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACC5CF?: #ACC5CF 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 #ACC5CF?: The RGB value is 172, 197, 207: 172 red, 197 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC5CF?: The complementary color is #CFB6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.