What color is #ACB27F?

#ACB27F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB27F?

The RGB value is 172, 178, 127: 172 red, 178 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB27F?

The complementary color is #857FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB27F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB27F color

#ACB27F rgb(172, 178, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACB27F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69.8% green and 49.8% blue (172, 178, 127).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#ACB27F color codes

HEX	`#ACB27F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 178, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, -10.57, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 27.54, 112.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.764, 42.144, 26.272)`
Decimal	`11317887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB27F, 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 #ACB27F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB27F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #ACB27F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb27f; }
.text { color: #acb27f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb27f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 178 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb27f, #93b27f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACB27F?: #ACB27F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB27F?: The RGB value is 172, 178, 127: 172 red, 178 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB27F?: The complementary color is #857FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB27F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.