What color is #ACAE98?

#ACAE98 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 #ACAE98?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 152: 172 red, 174 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAE98?

The complementary color is #9A98AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAE98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAE98 color

#ACAE98 rgb(172, 174, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAE98 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 59.6% blue (172, 174, 152).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% 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 9.26:1).

#ACAE98 color codes

HEX	`#ACAE98`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.39, -4.63, 11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.39, 12, 112.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.816, 41.31, 35.681)`
Decimal	`11316888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAE98, 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 #ACAE98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAE98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #ACAE98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acae98; }
.text { color: #acae98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acae98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acae98, #a1ae98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACAE98?: #ACAE98 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 #ACAE98?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 152: 172 red, 174 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAE98?: The complementary color is #9A98AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAE98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.