What color is #ACAF86?

#ACAF86 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAF86?

The RGB value is 172, 175, 134: 172 red, 175 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAF86?

The complementary color is #8986AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAF86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAF86 color

#ACAF86 rgb(172, 175, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACAF86 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.6% green and 52.5% blue (172, 175, 134).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#ACAF86 color codes

HEX	`#ACAF86`
RGB	`rgb(172, 175, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.28, -7.99, 20.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.28, 22.22, 111.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.646, 41.152, 28.562)`
Decimal	`11317126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAF86, 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 #ACAF86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAF86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #ACAF86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaf86; }
.text { color: #acaf86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaf86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 175 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaf86, #98af86); }

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Questions

What color is #ACAF86?: #ACAF86 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAF86?: The RGB value is 172, 175, 134: 172 red, 175 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAF86?: The complementary color is #8986AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAF86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.