What color is #ACCCD9?

#ACCCD9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACCCD9?

The RGB value is 172, 204, 217: 172 red, 204 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCCD9?

The complementary color is #D9B9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACCCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCCD9 color

#ACCCD9 rgb(172, 204, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACCCD9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 80% green and 85.1% blue (172, 204, 217).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pale Whale (#B6D3DF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#ACCCD9 color codes

HEX	`#ACCCD9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 204, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 80%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.16, -7.84, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.16, 12.71, 231.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.127, 56.965, 73.934)`
Decimal	`11324633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCCD9, 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 #ACCCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #ACCCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acccd9; }
.text { color: #acccd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acccd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 204 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acccd9, #acb6d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACCCD9?: #ACCCD9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACCCD9?: The RGB value is 172, 204, 217: 172 red, 204 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCCD9?: The complementary color is #D9B9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.