What color is #ACCDCB?

#ACCDCB 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 #ACCDCB?

The RGB value is 172, 205, 203: 172 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCDCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACCDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCDCB color

#ACCDCB rgb(172, 205, 203)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 80.4% green and 79.6% blue (172, 205, 203).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 25% 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 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#ACCDCB color codes

HEX	`#ACCDCB`
RGB	`rgb(172, 205, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 80.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.04, -11.34, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.04, 11.65, 193.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.621, 56.744, 64.827)`
Decimal	`11324875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCDCB, 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 #ACCDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	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 #ACCDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #accdcb; }
.text { color: #accdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #accdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 205 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #accdcb, #acbfcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #ACCDCB?: #ACCDCB 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 #ACCDCB?: The RGB value is 172, 205, 203: 172 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCDCB?: The complementary color is #CDACAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.