What color is #AC9A3C?

#AC9A3C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9A3C?

The RGB value is 172, 154, 60: 172 red, 154 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9A3C?

The complementary color is #3C4EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9A3C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9A3C color

#AC9A3C rgb(172, 154, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AC9A3C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60.4% green and 23.5% blue (172, 154, 60).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 48% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 65% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#AC9A3C color codes

HEX	`#AC9A3C`
RGB	`rgb(172, 154, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 60.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 48%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 65%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 65%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.52, -4.65, 50.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.52, 50.37, 95.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.386, 32.209, 8.943)`
Decimal	`11311676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9A3C, 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 #AC9A3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9A3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #AC9A3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9a3c; }
.text { color: #ac9a3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9a3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 154 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9a3c, #86ac3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #AC9A3C?: #AC9A3C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9A3C?: The RGB value is 172, 154, 60: 172 red, 154 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9A3C?: The complementary color is #3C4EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9A3C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.