What color is #ACA29F?

#ACA29F is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA29F?

The RGB value is 172, 162, 159: 172 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA29F?

The complementary color is #9FA9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA29F color

#ACA29F rgb(172, 162, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA29F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.5% green and 62.4% blue (172, 162, 159).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#ACA29F color codes

HEX	`#ACA29F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 162, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.36, 3.08, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.36, 4.2, 42.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.191, 37.115, 38.052)`
Decimal	`11313823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA29F, 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 #ACA29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #ACA29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca29f; }
.text { color: #aca29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 162 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca29f, #aca99f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #ACA29F?: #ACA29F is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA29F?: The RGB value is 172, 162, 159: 172 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA29F?: The complementary color is #9FA9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.