November 4, 1998


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C.  20549

     Re:  Accent Color Sciences, Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel for Accent Color Sciences, Inc., a
Connecticut corporation ("the Company"), in connection with the
registration by the Company of up to an aggregate of 511,250
shares of the Company's common stock, without par value (the
"Common Stock"), for the account of certain security holders of
the Company (the "Registration") as described in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement")
being filed this date under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

     In connection with the following opinion, we have reviewed
the Registration Statement and are familiar with the action taken
by the Company to date with respect to the approval and
authorization of the Registration.  We have examined originals,
or copies, certified or otherwise authenticated to our
satisfaction, of such corporate records of the Company,
agreements and other instruments, certificates of public
officials, officers and representatives of the Company and such
other documents as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the
opinion hereinafter expressed.  We are furnishing this opinion in
connection with the filing of the Registration Statement.

     Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, upon
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the shares of
Common Stock proposed to be registered by the Company under the
Registration Statement will be, when sold, validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable.
     We hereby consent to the inclusion of this opinion as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our
firm under the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus
constituting a part of the Registration Statement.

                         Very truly yours,

                         MURTHA, CULLINA, RICHTER AND PINNEY, LLP


                         By   /s/ Willard F. Pinney, Jr.
                              Willard F. Pinney, Jr.
                               A Partner