What color is #ACA698?

#ACA698 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA698?

The RGB value is 172, 166, 152: 172 red, 166 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA698?

The complementary color is #989EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA698 color

#ACA698 rgb(172, 166, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA698 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.1% green and 59.6% blue (172, 166, 152).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#ACA698 color codes

HEX	`#ACA698`
RGB	`rgb(172, 166, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.25, -0.32, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.25, 8.02, 92.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.316, 38.31, 35.181)`
Decimal	`11314840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA698, 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 #ACA698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #ACA698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca698; }
.text { color: #aca698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 166 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca698, #a8ac98); }

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Questions

What color is #ACA698?: #ACA698 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA698?: The RGB value is 172, 166, 152: 172 red, 166 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA698?: The complementary color is #989EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.