What color is #ACA08F?

#ACA08F 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 #ACA08F?

The RGB value is 172, 160, 143: 172 red, 160 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA08F?

The complementary color is #8F9BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA08F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA08F color

#ACA08F rgb(172, 160, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA08F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62.7% green and 56.1% blue (172, 160, 143).

Its hue angle is 35°, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#ACA08F color codes

HEX	`#ACA08F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 160, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, 1.46, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 10.54, 82.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.542, 35.896, 31.09)`
Decimal	`11313295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA08F, 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 #ACA08F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA08F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #ACA08F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca08f; }
.text { color: #aca08f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca08f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 160 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca08f, #aaac8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACA08F?: #ACA08F 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 #ACA08F?: The RGB value is 172, 160, 143: 172 red, 160 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA08F?: The complementary color is #8F9BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA08F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.