What color is #ACA083?

#ACA083 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA083?

The RGB value is 172, 160, 131: 172 red, 160 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA083?

The complementary color is #838FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA083 color

#ACA083 rgb(172, 160, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ACA083 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green and 51.4% blue (172, 160, 131).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#ACA083 color codes

HEX	`#ACA083`
RGB	`rgb(172, 160, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.18, -0.38, 16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.18, 16.73, 91.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.681, 35.552, 26.556)`
Decimal	`11313283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA083, 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 #ACA083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #ACA083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca083; }
.text { color: #aca083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 160 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca083, #a4ac83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ACA083?: #ACA083 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA083?: The RGB value is 172, 160, 131: 172 red, 160 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA083?: The complementary color is #838FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.