What color is #ACAA99?

#ACAA99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAA99?

The RGB value is 172, 170, 153: 172 red, 170 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAA99?

The complementary color is #999BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAA99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAA99 color

#ACAA99 rgb(172, 170, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAA99 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 66.7% green and 60% blue (172, 170, 153).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#ACAA99 color codes

HEX	`#ACAA99`
RGB	`rgb(172, 170, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 66.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -2.32, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 9.32, 104.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.137, 39.82, 35.86)`
Decimal	`11315865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAA99, 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 #ACAA99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAA99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #ACAA99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaa99; }
.text { color: #acaa99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaa99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 170 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaa99, #a4ac99); }

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Questions

What color is #ACAA99?: #ACAA99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAA99?: The RGB value is 172, 170, 153: 172 red, 170 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAA99?: The complementary color is #999BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAA99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.