What color is #ACCA8F?

#ACCA8F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACCA8F?

The RGB value is 172, 202, 143: 172 red, 202 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCA8F?

The complementary color is #AD8FCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACCA8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCA8F color

#ACCA8F rgb(172, 202, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACCA8F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 79.2% green and 56.1% blue (172, 202, 143).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 36% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#ACCA8F color codes

HEX	`#ACCA8F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 202, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 79.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 36%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 29%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.87, -20.51, 26.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.87, 33.31, 128.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.091, 52.994, 33.94)`
Decimal	`11324047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCA8F, 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 #ACCA8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCA8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #ACCA8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acca8f; }
.text { color: #acca8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acca8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 202 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acca8f, #8fca8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #ACCA8F?: #ACCA8F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACCA8F?: The RGB value is 172, 202, 143: 172 red, 202 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCA8F?: The complementary color is #AD8FCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCA8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.