What color is #ACCDD5?

#ACCDD5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACCDD5?

The RGB value is 172, 205, 213: 172 red, 205 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCDD5?

The complementary color is #D5B4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACCDD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCDD5 color

#ACCDD5 rgb(172, 205, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACCDD5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 80.4% green and 83.5% blue (172, 205, 213).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 33% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#ACCDD5 color codes

HEX	`#ACCDD5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 205, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 80.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 33%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 19%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.31, -9.23, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.31, 11.97, 219.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.852, 57.236, 71.306)`
Decimal	`11324885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCDD5, 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 #ACCDD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCDD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #ACCDD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #accdd5; }
.text { color: #accdd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #accdd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 205 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #accdd5, #acb9d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #ACCDD5?: #ACCDD5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACCDD5?: The RGB value is 172, 205, 213: 172 red, 205 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCDD5?: The complementary color is #D5B4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCDD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.