What color is #ACCCC9?

#ACCCC9 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 #ACCCC9?

The RGB value is 172, 204, 201: 172 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCCC9?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACCCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCCC9 color

#ACCCC9 rgb(172, 204, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACCCC9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 80% green and 78.8% blue (172, 204, 201).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#ACCCC9 color codes

HEX	`#ACCCC9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 204, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 80%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.71, -11.23, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.71, 11.42, 190.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.146, 56.172, 63.5)`
Decimal	`11324617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCCC9, 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 #ACCCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #ACCCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acccc9; }
.text { color: #acccc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acccc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 204 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acccc9, #acbfcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACCCC9?: #ACCCC9 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 #ACCCC9?: The RGB value is 172, 204, 201: 172 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCCC9?: The complementary color is #CCACAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.