What color is #ACCFD9?

#ACCFD9 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 #ACCFD9?

The RGB value is 172, 207, 217: 172 red, 207 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCFD9?

The complementary color is #D9B6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACCFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCFD9 color

#ACCFD9 rgb(172, 207, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACCFD9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 81.2% green and 85.1% blue (172, 207, 217).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#ACCFD9 color codes

HEX	`#ACCFD9`
RGB	`rgb(172, 207, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 81.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.96, -9.41, -8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.96, 12.88, 223.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.847, 58.404, 74.174)`
Decimal	`11325401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCFD9, 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 #ACCFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #ACCFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #accfd9; }
.text { color: #accfd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #accfd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 207 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #accfd9, #acb8d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #ACCFD9?: #ACCFD9 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 #ACCFD9?: The RGB value is 172, 207, 217: 172 red, 207 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCFD9?: The complementary color is #D9B6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.