What color is #ACA28F?

#ACA28F is a grayish orange known as Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sage the Day?

The RGB value is 172, 162, 143: 172 red, 162 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sage the Day?

The complementary color is #8F99AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA28F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sage the Day color: hex code #ACA28F

#ACA28F rgb(172, 162, 143)

Shades of gray

Sage the Day has the hex code #ACA28F. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.5% green and 56.1% blue (172, 162, 143).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

Sage the Day (#ACA28F) color codes

HEX	`#ACA28F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 162, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.97, 0.37, 11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.97, 11.2, 88.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.891, 36.595, 31.207)`
Decimal	`11313807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sage the Day, 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 #ACA28F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA28F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #ACA28F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca28f; }
.text { color: #aca28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca28f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 162 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca28f, #a8ac8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #ACA28F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ACA28F?: #ACA28F is a grayish orange known as Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sage the Day?: The RGB value is 172, 162, 143: 172 red, 162 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sage the Day?: The complementary color is #8F99AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA28F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.