What color is #ACAC92?

#ACAC92 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAC92?

The RGB value is 172, 172, 146: 172 red, 172 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAC92?

The complementary color is #9292AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAC92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAC92 color

#ACAC92 rgb(172, 172, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACAC92 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.5% green and 57.3% blue (172, 172, 146).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#ACAC92 color codes

HEX	`#ACAC92`
RGB	`rgb(172, 172, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.72, -4.55, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.72, 14.16, 108.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.954, 40.351, 33.03)`
Decimal	`11316370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAC92, 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 #ACAC92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAC92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #ACAC92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acac92; }
.text { color: #acac92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acac92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 172 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acac92, #9fac92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ACAC92?: #ACAC92 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAC92?: The RGB value is 172, 172, 146: 172 red, 172 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAC92?: The complementary color is #9292AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAC92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.