What color is #ACC8AF?

#ACC8AF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACC8AF?

The RGB value is 172, 200, 175: 172 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC8AF?

The complementary color is #C8ACC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC8AF color

#ACC8AF rgb(172, 200, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACC8AF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 78.4% green and 68.6% blue (172, 200, 175).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ACC8AF color codes

HEX	`#ACC8AF`
RGB	`rgb(172, 200, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 78.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.98, -14.22, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.98, 17.03, 146.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.404, 53.174, 48.421)`
Decimal	`11323567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC8AF, 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 #ACC8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #ACC8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc8af; }
.text { color: #acc8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 200 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc8af, #acc8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ACC8AF?: #ACC8AF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACC8AF?: The RGB value is 172, 200, 175: 172 red, 200 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC8AF?: The complementary color is #C8ACC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.