What color is #ACA688?

#ACA688 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 #ACA688?

The RGB value is 172, 166, 136: 172 red, 166 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA688?

The complementary color is #888EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA688 color

#ACA688 rgb(172, 166, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ACA688 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.1% green and 53.3% blue (172, 166, 136).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#ACA688 color codes

HEX	`#ACA688`
RGB	`rgb(172, 166, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.89, -2.89, 16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.89, 16.6, 100.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.093, 37.821, 28.739)`
Decimal	`11314824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA688, 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 #ACA688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #ACA688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca688; }
.text { color: #aca688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 166 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca688, #a0ac88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ACA688?: #ACA688 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 #ACA688?: The RGB value is 172, 166, 136: 172 red, 166 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA688?: The complementary color is #888EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.