What color is #ACA192?

#ACA192 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA192?

The RGB value is 172, 161, 146: 172 red, 161 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA192?

The complementary color is #929DAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA192 color

#ACA192 rgb(172, 161, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA192 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.1% green and 57.3% blue (172, 161, 146).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#ACA192 color codes

HEX	`#ACA192`
RGB	`rgb(172, 161, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.78, 1.4, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.78, 9.35, 81.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.946, 36.336, 32.361)`
Decimal	`11313554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA192, 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 #ACA192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #ACA192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca192; }
.text { color: #aca192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 161 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca192, #aaac92); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACA192?: #ACA192 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA192?: The RGB value is 172, 161, 146: 172 red, 161 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA192?: The complementary color is #929DAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.