What color is #ACCBC6?

#ACCBC6 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 #ACCBC6?

The RGB value is 172, 203, 198: 172 red, 203 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCBC6?

The complementary color is #CBACB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACCBC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCBC6 color

#ACCBC6 rgb(172, 203, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACCBC6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 79.6% green and 77.6% blue (172, 203, 198).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#ACCBC6 color codes

HEX	`#ACCBC6`
RGB	`rgb(172, 203, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 79.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.36, -11.33, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.36, 11.37, 184.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.56, 55.558, 61.581)`
Decimal	`11324358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCBC6, 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 #ACCBC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCBC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #ACCBC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #accbc6; }
.text { color: #accbc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #accbc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 203 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #accbc6, #acc0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACCBC6?: #ACCBC6 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 #ACCBC6?: The RGB value is 172, 203, 198: 172 red, 203 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCBC6?: The complementary color is #CBACB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCBC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.