#ACC7CD Color

#ACC7CD is rgb(172, 199, 205) in RGB, hsl(191, 25%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACC7CD

HEX#ACC7CD

RGBrgb(172, 199, 205)

HSLhsl(191, 25%, 74%)

HSVhsv(191, 16%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.03 212.6)

LABlab(78.36% -8.48 -6.24)

LCHlch(78.36% 10.53 216.32)

What #ACC7CD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ACC7CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 1.88 Opal#A8C3BCΔE 7.06 Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.13 Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 8.51 Silver Sand#BFC1C2ΔE 9.62 Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 10.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#ACC7CD Channel Values

How #ACC7CD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 172 · G 199 · B 205	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 191° · S 25% · L 74%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 191° · S 16% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 16% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.78:1 vs white · 11.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACC7CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACC7CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACC7CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ACC7CD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #ACC7CD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ACC7CD

Protanopia#C3C3CD

Protanomaly#BAC4CD

Deuteranopia#BFBFCE

Deuteranomaly#B7C2CD

Tritanopia#ABC8C8

Tritanomaly#ABC7CA

Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

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Using #ACC7CD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-acc7cd: #ACC7CD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACC7CD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acc7cd': '#ACC7CD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.780, blue: 0.804)

Android XML<color name="color_acc7cd">#ACC7CD</color>

SVG fillfill="#ACC7CD"

More Teal Colors

#ACC7CD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#ACC7CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACC7CD?

#ACC7CD is a light teal — rgb(172, 199, 205) in RGB and hsl(191, 25%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.88.

What is the RGB value of #ACC7CD?

#ACC7CD is rgb(172, 199, 205) — red 172, green 199, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACC7CD?

#ACC7CD converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACC7CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACC7CD scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACC7CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACC7CD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 8.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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