What color is #ACCFDA?

#ACCFDA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACCFDA?

The RGB value is 172, 207, 218: 172 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACCFDA?

The complementary color is #DAB7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACCFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACCFDA color

#ACCFDA rgb(172, 207, 218)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 81.2% green and 85.5% blue (172, 207, 218).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 38% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pale Whale (#B6D3DF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#ACCFDA color codes

HEX	`#ACCFDA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 207, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 81.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 38%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.99, -9.19, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.99, 13.07, 225.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.977, 58.457, 74.861)`
Decimal	`11325402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACCFDA, 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 #ACCFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACCFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #ACCFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #accfda; }
.text { color: #accfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #accfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 207 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #accfda, #acb8da); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACCFDA?: #ACCFDA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACCFDA?: The RGB value is 172, 207, 218: 172 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACCFDA?: The complementary color is #DAB7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACCFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.