What color is #ACB385?

#ACB385 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB385?

The RGB value is 172, 179, 133: 172 red, 179 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB385?

The complementary color is #8C85B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB385 color

#ACB385 rgb(172, 179, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACB385 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.2% green and 52.2% blue (172, 179, 133).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#ACB385 color codes

HEX	`#ACB385`
RGB	`rgb(172, 179, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.35, -10.24, 22.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.35, 24.93, 114.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.367, 42.705, 28.46)`
Decimal	`11318149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB385, 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 #ACB385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #ACB385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb385; }
.text { color: #acb385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 179 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb385, #95b385); }

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Questions

What color is #ACB385?: #ACB385 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB385?: The RGB value is 172, 179, 133: 172 red, 179 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB385?: The complementary color is #8C85B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.