What color is #ACC8C5?

#ACC8C5 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 #ACC8C5?

The RGB value is 172, 200, 197: 172 red, 200 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACC8C5?

The complementary color is #C8ACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACC8C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACC8C5 color

#ACC8C5 rgb(172, 200, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACC8C5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 78.4% green and 77.3% blue (172, 200, 197).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#ACC8C5 color codes

HEX	`#ACC8C5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 200, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 78.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.53, -9.98, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.53, 10.11, 189.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.743, 54.109, 60.741)`
Decimal	`11323589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACC8C5, 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 #ACC8C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACC8C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #ACC8C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acc8c5; }
.text { color: #acc8c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acc8c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 200 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acc8c5, #acbdc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACC8C5?: #ACC8C5 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 #ACC8C5?: The RGB value is 172, 200, 197: 172 red, 200 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACC8C5?: The complementary color is #C8ACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACC8C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.