What color is #ACCAAE?

#ACCAAE 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 #ACCAAE?

The RGB value is 172, 202, 174: 172 red, 202 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCAAE?

The complementary color is #CAACC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACCAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCAAE color

#ACCAAE rgb(172, 202, 174)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 79.2% green and 68.2% blue (172, 202, 174).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#ACCAAE color codes

HEX	`#ACCAAE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 202, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 79.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.5, -15.42, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.5, 18.74, 145.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.772, 54.067, 48.061)`
Decimal	`11324078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCAAE, 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 #ACCAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #ACCAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #accaae; }
.text { color: #accaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #accaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 202 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #accaae, #accabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ACCAAE?: #ACCAAE 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 #ACCAAE?: The RGB value is 172, 202, 174: 172 red, 202 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCAAE?: The complementary color is #CAACC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.