What color is #ACA59D?

#ACA59D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA59D?

The RGB value is 172, 165, 157: 172 red, 165 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA59D?

The complementary color is #9DA4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA59D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA59D color

#ACA59D rgb(172, 165, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA59D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.7% green and 61.6% blue (172, 165, 157).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#ACA59D color codes

HEX	`#ACA59D`
RGB	`rgb(172, 165, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 64.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.11, 1.08, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.11, 5.15, 77.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.554, 38.116, 37.323)`
Decimal	`11314589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA59D, 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 #ACA59D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA59D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #ACA59D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca59d; }
.text { color: #aca59d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca59d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 165 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca59d, #acac9d); }

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Questions

What color is #ACA59D?: #ACA59D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA59D?: The RGB value is 172, 165, 157: 172 red, 165 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA59D?: The complementary color is #9DA4AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA59D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.