What color is #ACD3B8?

#ACD3B8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACD3B8?

The RGB value is 172, 211, 184: 172 red, 211 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACD3B8?

The complementary color is #D3ACC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACD3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACD3B8 color

#ACD3B8 rgb(172, 211, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACD3B8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 82.7% green and 72.2% blue (172, 211, 184).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#ACD3B8 color codes

HEX	`#ACD3B8`
RGB	`rgb(172, 211, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 82.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.19, -18.13, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.19, 20.31, 153.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.957, 58.819, 54.112)`
Decimal	`11326392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACD3B8, 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 #ACD3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACD3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #ACD3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acd3b8; }
.text { color: #acd3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acd3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 211 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acd3b8, #acd3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #ACD3B8?: #ACD3B8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACD3B8?: The RGB value is 172, 211, 184: 172 red, 211 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACD3B8?: The complementary color is #D3ACC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACD3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.