What color is #ACA295?

#ACA295 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 #ACA295?

The RGB value is 172, 162, 149: 172 red, 162 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA295?

The complementary color is #959FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA295 color

#ACA295 rgb(172, 162, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA295 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.5% green and 58.4% blue (172, 162, 149).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#ACA295 color codes

HEX	`#ACA295`
RGB	`rgb(172, 162, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.11, 1.35, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.11, 8.17, 80.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.358, 36.782, 33.665)`
Decimal	`11313813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA295, 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 #ACA295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #ACA295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca295; }
.text { color: #aca295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 162 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca295, #abac95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACA295?: #ACA295 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 #ACA295?: The RGB value is 172, 162, 149: 172 red, 162 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA295?: The complementary color is #959FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.