What color is #ACAE9D?

#ACAE9D 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 #ACAE9D?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 157: 172 red, 174 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAE9D?

The complementary color is #9F9DAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAE9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAE9D color

#ACAE9D rgb(172, 174, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACAE9D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 61.6% blue (172, 174, 157).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#ACAE9D color codes

HEX	`#ACAE9D`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, -3.79, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 9.29, 114.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.234, 41.477, 37.883)`
Decimal	`11316893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAE9D, 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 #ACAE9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAE9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #ACAE9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acae9d; }
.text { color: #acae9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acae9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acae9d, #a4ae9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACAE9D?: #ACAE9D 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 #ACAE9D?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 157: 172 red, 174 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAE9D?: The complementary color is #9F9DAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAE9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.