What color is #ACD4D7?

#ACD4D7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACD4D7?

The RGB value is 172, 212, 215: 172 red, 212 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACD4D7?

The complementary color is #D7AFAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACD4D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACD4D7 color

#ACD4D7 rgb(172, 212, 215)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ACD4D7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 83.1% green and 84.3% blue (172, 212, 215).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 35% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Clear Water (#AAD5DB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#ACD4D7 color codes

HEX	`#ACD4D7`
RGB	`rgb(172, 212, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 83.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 35%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 1%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.25, -12.42, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.25, 13.72, 205.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.819, 60.762, 73.222)`
Decimal	`11326679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACD4D7, 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 #ACD4D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACD4D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #ACD4D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acd4d7; }
.text { color: #acd4d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acd4d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 212 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acd4d7, #acbfd7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACD4D7?: #ACD4D7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACD4D7?: The RGB value is 172, 212, 215: 172 red, 212 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACD4D7?: The complementary color is #D7AFAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACD4D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.