What color is #ACA18F?

#ACA18F 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 #ACA18F?

The RGB value is 172, 161, 143: 172 red, 161 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA18F?

The complementary color is #8F9AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA18F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA18F color

#ACA18F rgb(172, 161, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA18F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.1% green and 56.1% blue (172, 161, 143).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#ACA18F color codes

HEX	`#ACA18F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 161, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.71, 0.92, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.71, 10.85, 85.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.716, 36.244, 31.148)`
Decimal	`11313551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA18F, 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 #ACA18F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA18F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #ACA18F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca18f; }
.text { color: #aca18f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca18f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 161 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca18f, #a9ac8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACA18F?: #ACA18F 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 #ACA18F?: The RGB value is 172, 161, 143: 172 red, 161 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA18F?: The complementary color is #8F9AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA18F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.