What color is #ACAB94?

#ACAB94 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAB94?

The RGB value is 172, 171, 148: 172 red, 171 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAB94?

The complementary color is #9495AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAB94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAB94 color

#ACAB94 rgb(172, 171, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAB94 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.1% green and 58% blue (172, 171, 148).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#ACAB94 color codes

HEX	`#ACAB94`
RGB	`rgb(172, 171, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.49, -3.69, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.49, 12.55, 107.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.921, 40.035, 33.794)`
Decimal	`11316116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAB94, 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 #ACAB94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAB94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #ACAB94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acab94; }
.text { color: #acab94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acab94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 171 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acab94, #a1ac94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACAB94?: #ACAB94 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAB94?: The RGB value is 172, 171, 148: 172 red, 171 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAB94?: The complementary color is #9495AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAB94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.