What color is #ACCBAD?

#ACCBAD 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 #ACCBAD?

The RGB value is 172, 203, 173: 172 red, 203 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCBAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACCBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCBAD color

#ACCBAD rgb(172, 203, 173)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 79.6% green and 67.8% blue (172, 203, 173).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#ACCBAD color codes

HEX	`#ACCBAD`
RGB	`rgb(172, 203, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 79.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.75, -16.1, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.75, 19.81, 144.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.91, 54.499, 47.628)`
Decimal	`11324333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCBAD, 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 #ACCBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #ACCBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #accbad; }
.text { color: #accbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #accbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 203 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #accbad, #accbbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ACCBAD?: #ACCBAD 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 #ACCBAD?: The RGB value is 172, 203, 173: 172 red, 203 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCBAD?: The complementary color is #CBACCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.