What color is #ACA08E?

#ACA08E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA08E?

The RGB value is 172, 160, 142: 172 red, 160 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA08E?

The complementary color is #8E9AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA08E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA08E color

#ACA08E rgb(172, 160, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA08E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green and 55.7% blue (172, 160, 142).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#ACA08E color codes

HEX	`#ACA08E`
RGB	`rgb(172, 160, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, 1.3, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 11.04, 83.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.466, 35.866, 30.693)`
Decimal	`11313294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA08E, 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 #ACA08E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA08E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #ACA08E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca08e; }
.text { color: #aca08e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca08e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 160 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca08e, #a9ac8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACA08E?: #ACA08E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA08E?: The RGB value is 172, 160, 142: 172 red, 160 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA08E?: The complementary color is #8E9AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA08E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.