What color is #ACA89A?

#ACA89A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA89A?

The RGB value is 172, 168, 154: 172 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA89A?

The complementary color is #9A9EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA89A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA89A color

#ACA89A rgb(172, 168, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA89A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.9% green and 60.4% blue (172, 168, 154).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#ACA89A color codes

HEX	`#ACA89A`
RGB	`rgb(172, 168, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, -1.07, 7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 7.81, 97.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.848, 39.109, 36.173)`
Decimal	`11315354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA89A, 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 #ACA89A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA89A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #ACA89A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca89a; }
.text { color: #aca89a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca89a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 168 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca89a, #a7ac9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ACA89A?: #ACA89A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA89A?: The RGB value is 172, 168, 154: 172 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA89A?: The complementary color is #9A9EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA89A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.