What color is #ACA28E?

#ACA28E 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 #ACA28E?

The RGB value is 172, 162, 142: 172 red, 162 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA28E?

The complementary color is #8E98AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA28E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA28E color

#ACA28E rgb(172, 162, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA28E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.5% green and 55.7% blue (172, 162, 142).

Its hue angle is 40°, 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 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#ACA28E color codes

HEX	`#ACA28E`
RGB	`rgb(172, 162, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.95, 0.21, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.95, 11.72, 88.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.816, 36.565, 30.81)`
Decimal	`11313806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA28E, 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 #ACA28E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA28E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #ACA28E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca28e; }
.text { color: #aca28e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca28e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 162 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca28e, #a7ac8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACA28E?: #ACA28E 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 #ACA28E?: The RGB value is 172, 162, 142: 172 red, 162 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA28E?: The complementary color is #8E98AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA28E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.