What color is #ACAB98?

#ACAB98 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 #ACAB98?

The RGB value is 172, 171, 152: 172 red, 171 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAB98?

The complementary color is #9899AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAB98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAB98 color

#ACAB98 rgb(172, 171, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAB98 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.1% green and 59.6% blue (172, 171, 152).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#ACAB98 color codes

HEX	`#ACAB98`
RGB	`rgb(172, 171, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, -3.02, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 10.37, 106.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.243, 40.164, 35.49)`
Decimal	`11316120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAB98, 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 #ACAB98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAB98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #ACAB98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acab98; }
.text { color: #acab98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acab98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 171 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acab98, #a3ac98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACAB98?: #ACAB98 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 #ACAB98?: The RGB value is 172, 171, 152: 172 red, 171 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAB98?: The complementary color is #9899AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAB98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.