What color is #AC9F4D?

#AC9F4D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9F4D?

The RGB value is 172, 159, 77: 172 red, 159 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9F4D?

The complementary color is #4D5AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9F4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9F4D color

#AC9F4D rgb(172, 159, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AC9F4D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.4% green and 30.2% blue (172, 159, 77).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 38% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 55% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#AC9F4D color codes

HEX	`#AC9F4D`
RGB	`rgb(172, 159, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 38%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 55%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 55%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.04, -6.08, 43.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.04, 44.31, 97.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.752, 34.104, 11.983)`
Decimal	`11312973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9F4D, 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 #AC9F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #AC9F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9f4d; }
.text { color: #ac9f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 159 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9f4d, #8aac4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AC9F4D?: #AC9F4D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9F4D?: The RGB value is 172, 159, 77: 172 red, 159 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9F4D?: The complementary color is #4D5AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9F4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.