What color is #ACB195?

#ACB195 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB195?

The RGB value is 172, 177, 149: 172 red, 177 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB195?

The complementary color is #9A95B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB195 color

#ACB195 rgb(172, 177, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACB195 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69.4% green and 58.4% blue (172, 177, 149).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#ACB195 color codes

HEX	`#ACB195`
RGB	`rgb(172, 177, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.14, -6.73, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.14, 15.31, 116.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.16, 42.385, 34.599)`
Decimal	`11317653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB195, 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 #ACB195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #ACB195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb195; }
.text { color: #acb195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 177 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb195, #9eb195); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ACB195?: #ACB195 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB195?: The RGB value is 172, 177, 149: 172 red, 177 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB195?: The complementary color is #9A95B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.