What color is #ACA39F?

#ACA39F is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA39F?

The RGB value is 172, 163, 159: 172 red, 163 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA39F?

The complementary color is #9FA8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA39F color

#ACA39F rgb(172, 163, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA39F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.9% green and 62.4% blue (172, 163, 159).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#ACA39F color codes

HEX	`#ACA39F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 163, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.63, 2.53, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.63, 4.11, 52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.368, 37.469, 38.11)`
Decimal	`11314079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA39F, 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 #ACA39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #ACA39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca39f; }
.text { color: #aca39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 163 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca39f, #acaa9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACA39F?: #ACA39F is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA39F?: The RGB value is 172, 163, 159: 172 red, 163 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA39F?: The complementary color is #9FA8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.