What color is #ACA583?

#ACA583 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA583?

The RGB value is 172, 165, 131: 172 red, 165 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA583?

The complementary color is #838AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA583 color

#ACA583 rgb(172, 165, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ACA583 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.7% green and 51.4% blue (172, 165, 131).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#ACA583 color codes

HEX	`#ACA583`
RGB	`rgb(172, 165, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 64.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.52, -3.09, 18.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.52, 18.83, 99.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.565, 37.32, 26.851)`
Decimal	`11314563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA583, 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 #ACA583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #ACA583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca583; }
.text { color: #aca583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 165 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca583, #9fac83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ACA583?: #ACA583 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA583?: The RGB value is 172, 165, 131: 172 red, 165 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA583?: The complementary color is #838AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.