What color is #ACAE91?

#ACAE91 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 #ACAE91?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 145: 172 red, 174 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAE91?

The complementary color is #9391AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAE91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAE91 color

#ACAE91 rgb(172, 174, 145)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACAE91 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 56.9% blue (172, 174, 145).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#ACAE91 color codes

HEX	`#ACAE91`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.24, -5.78, 14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.24, 15.78, 111.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.26, 41.087, 32.75)`
Decimal	`11316881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAE91, 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 #ACAE91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAE91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #ACAE91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acae91; }
.text { color: #acae91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acae91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acae91, #9eae91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ACAE91?: #ACAE91 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 #ACAE91?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 145: 172 red, 174 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAE91?: The complementary color is #9391AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAE91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.