What color is #ACB289?

#ACB289 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB289?

The RGB value is 172, 178, 137: 172 red, 178 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB289?

The complementary color is #8F89B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB289 color

#ACB289 rgb(172, 178, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACB289 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69.8% green and 53.7% blue (172, 178, 137).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ACB289 color codes

HEX	`#ACB289`
RGB	`rgb(172, 178, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 23%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, -9.13, 20.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 22.27, 114.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.449, 42.418, 29.877)`
Decimal	`11317897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB289, 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 #ACB289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #ACB289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb289; }
.text { color: #acb289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 178 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb289, #98b289); }

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Questions

What color is #ACB289?: #ACB289 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB289?: The RGB value is 172, 178, 137: 172 red, 178 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB289?: The complementary color is #8F89B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.