What color is #ACA38B?

#ACA38B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA38B?

The RGB value is 172, 163, 139: 172 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA38B?

The complementary color is #8B94AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA38B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA38B color

#ACA38B rgb(172, 163, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ACA38B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.9% green and 54.5% blue (172, 163, 139).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#ACA38B color codes

HEX	`#ACA38B`
RGB	`rgb(172, 163, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, -0.8, 13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 13.68, 93.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.77, 36.83, 29.698)`
Decimal	`11314059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA38B, 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 #ACA38B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA38B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #ACA38B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca38b; }
.text { color: #aca38b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca38b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 163 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca38b, #a5ac8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ACA38B?: #ACA38B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA38B?: The RGB value is 172, 163, 139: 172 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA38B?: The complementary color is #8B94AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA38B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.