What color is #ACCED4?

#ACCED4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACCED4?

The RGB value is 172, 206, 212: 172 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCED4?

The complementary color is #D4B2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACCED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCED4 color

#ACCED4 rgb(172, 206, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACCED4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 80.8% green and 83.1% blue (172, 206, 212).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#ACCED4 color codes

HEX	`#ACCED4`
RGB	`rgb(172, 206, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 80.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.55, -9.97, -6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.55, 12.03, 214.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.965, 57.665, 70.72)`
Decimal	`11325140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCED4, 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 #ACCED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #ACCED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acced4; }
.text { color: #acced4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acced4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 206 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acced4, #acbad4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACCED4?: #ACCED4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACCED4?: The RGB value is 172, 206, 212: 172 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCED4?: The complementary color is #D4B2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.