What color is #ACA890?

#ACA890 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA890?

The RGB value is 172, 168, 144: 172 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA890?

The complementary color is #9094AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA890 color

#ACA890 rgb(172, 168, 144)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACA890 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.9% green and 56.5% blue (172, 168, 144).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#ACA890 color codes

HEX	`#ACA890`
RGB	`rgb(172, 168, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, -2.72, 12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 13.22, 101.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.05, 38.79, 31.968)`
Decimal	`11315344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA890, 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 #ACA890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #ACA890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca890; }
.text { color: #aca890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 168 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca890, #a2ac90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACA890?: #ACA890 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA890?: The RGB value is 172, 168, 144: 172 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA890?: The complementary color is #9094AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.