What color is #ACD9DE?

#ACD9DE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACD9DE?

The RGB value is 172, 217, 222: 172 red, 217 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACD9DE?

The complementary color is #DEB1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACD9DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACD9DE color

#ACD9DE rgb(172, 217, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ACD9DE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 85.1% green and 87.1% blue (172, 217, 222).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 43% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Crystal (#A7D8DE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#ACD9DE color codes

HEX	`#ACD9DE`
RGB	`rgb(172, 217, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 85.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 43%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.79, -13.47, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.79, 15.3, 208.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.007, 63.668, 78.484)`
Decimal	`11327966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACD9DE, 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 #ACD9DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACD9DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #ACD9DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acd9de; }
.text { color: #acd9de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acd9de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 217 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acd9de, #acc0de); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACD9DE?: #ACD9DE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACD9DE?: The RGB value is 172, 217, 222: 172 red, 217 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACD9DE?: The complementary color is #DEB1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACD9DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.