What color is #ACA19B?

#ACA19B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA19B?

The RGB value is 172, 161, 155: 172 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA19B?

The complementary color is #9BA6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA19B color

#ACA19B rgb(172, 161, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA19B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.1% green and 60.8% blue (172, 161, 155).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#ACA19B color codes

HEX	`#ACA19B`
RGB	`rgb(172, 161, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67, 2.92, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67, 5.41, 57.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.674, 36.627, 36.194)`
Decimal	`11313563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA19B, 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 #ACA19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #ACA19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca19b; }
.text { color: #aca19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 161 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca19b, #acaa9b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACA19B?: #ACA19B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA19B?: The RGB value is 172, 161, 155: 172 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA19B?: The complementary color is #9BA6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.