What color is #ACCACB?

#ACCACB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACCACB?

The RGB value is 172, 202, 203: 172 red, 202 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCACB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACCACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCACB color

#ACCACB rgb(172, 202, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACCACB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 79.2% green and 79.6% blue (172, 202, 203).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#ACCACB color codes

HEX	`#ACCACB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 202, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 79.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.23, -9.79, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.23, 10.52, 201.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.91, 55.322, 64.59)`
Decimal	`11324107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCACB, 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 #ACCACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #ACCACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #accacb; }
.text { color: #accacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #accacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 202 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #accacb, #acbacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACCACB?: #ACCACB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACCACB?: The RGB value is 172, 202, 203: 172 red, 202 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCACB?: The complementary color is #CBADAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.