What color is #ACA78F?

#ACA78F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA78F?

The RGB value is 172, 167, 143: 172 red, 167 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA78F?

The complementary color is #8F94AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA78F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA78F color

#ACA78F rgb(172, 167, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ACA78F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.5% green and 56.1% blue (172, 167, 143).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#ACA78F color codes

HEX	`#ACA78F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 167, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.31, -2.34, 13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.31, 13.28, 100.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.79, 38.392, 31.506)`
Decimal	`11315087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA78F, 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 #ACA78F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA78F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #ACA78F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca78f; }
.text { color: #aca78f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca78f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 167 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca78f, #a3ac8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACA78F?: #ACA78F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA78F?: The RGB value is 172, 167, 143: 172 red, 167 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA78F?: The complementary color is #8F94AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA78F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.