What color is #ACD9B5?

#ACD9B5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACD9B5?

The RGB value is 172, 217, 181: 172 red, 217 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACD9B5?

The complementary color is #D9ACD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACD9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACD9B5 color

#ACD9B5 rgb(172, 217, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACD9B5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 85.1% green and 71% blue (172, 217, 181).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#ACD9B5 color codes

HEX	`#ACD9B5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 217, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 85.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 17%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.77, -21.66, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.77, 25.26, 149.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.164, 61.731, 52.979)`
Decimal	`11327925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACD9B5, 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 #ACD9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACD9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #ACD9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acd9b5; }
.text { color: #acd9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acd9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 217 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acd9b5, #acd9cc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACD9B5?: #ACD9B5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACD9B5?: The RGB value is 172, 217, 181: 172 red, 217 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACD9B5?: The complementary color is #D9ACD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACD9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.