What color is #ACB29B?

#ACB29B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB29B?

The RGB value is 172, 178, 155: 172 red, 178 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB29B?

The complementary color is #A19BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB29B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB29B color

#ACB29B rgb(172, 178, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB29B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 69.8% green and 60.8% blue (172, 178, 155).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#ACB29B color codes

HEX	`#ACB29B`
RGB	`rgb(172, 178, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 69.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.54, -6.26, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.54, 12.7, 119.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.849, 42.978, 37.253)`
Decimal	`11317915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB29B, 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 #ACB29B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB29B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #ACB29B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb29b; }
.text { color: #acb29b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb29b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 178 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb29b, #a1b29b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB29B?: #ACB29B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB29B?: The RGB value is 172, 178, 155: 172 red, 178 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB29B?: The complementary color is #A19BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB29B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.