What color is #ACA37C?

#ACA37C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA37C?

The RGB value is 172, 163, 124: 172 red, 163 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA37C?

The complementary color is #7C85AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA37C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA37C color

#ACA37C rgb(172, 163, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ACA37C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.9% green and 48.6% blue (172, 163, 124).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#ACA37C color codes

HEX	`#ACA37C`
RGB	`rgb(172, 163, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, -3.01, 21.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 21.7, 97.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.749, 36.421, 24.317)`
Decimal	`11314044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA37C, 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 #ACA37C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA37C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #ACA37C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca37c; }
.text { color: #aca37c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca37c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 163 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca37c, #9dac7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ACA37C?: #ACA37C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA37C?: The RGB value is 172, 163, 124: 172 red, 163 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA37C?: The complementary color is #7C85AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA37C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.