What color is #ACA69F?

#ACA69F is a gray, closest to the named color Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA69F?

The RGB value is 172, 166, 159: 172 red, 166 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA69F?

The complementary color is #9FA5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA69F color

#ACA69F rgb(172, 166, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA69F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.1% green and 62.4% blue (172, 166, 159).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dove (#B3ADA7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#ACA69F color codes

HEX	`#ACA69F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 166, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, 0.89, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 4.47, 78.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.907, 38.547, 38.29)`
Decimal	`11314847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA69F, 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 #ACA69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #ACA69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca69f; }
.text { color: #aca69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 166 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca69f, #acac9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACA69F?: #ACA69F is a gray, closest to the named color Dove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA69F?: The RGB value is 172, 166, 159: 172 red, 166 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA69F?: The complementary color is #9FA5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.