What color is #ACA085?

#ACA085 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA085?

The RGB value is 172, 160, 133: 172 red, 160 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA085?

The complementary color is #8591AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA085 color

#ACA085 rgb(172, 160, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ACA085 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green and 52.2% blue (172, 160, 133).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#ACA085 color codes

HEX	`#ACA085`
RGB	`rgb(172, 160, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.22, -0.09, 15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.22, 15.68, 90.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.818, 35.606, 27.277)`
Decimal	`11313285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA085, 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 #ACA085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #ACA085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca085; }
.text { color: #aca085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 160 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca085, #a5ac85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ACA085?: #ACA085 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA085?: The RGB value is 172, 160, 133: 172 red, 160 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA085?: The complementary color is #8591AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.