What color is #ACB393?

#ACB393 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 #ACB393?

The RGB value is 172, 179, 147: 172 red, 179 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB393?

The complementary color is #9A93B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB393 color

#ACB393 rgb(172, 179, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACB393 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.2% green and 57.6% blue (172, 179, 147).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#ACB393 color codes

HEX	`#ACB393`
RGB	`rgb(172, 179, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, -8.11, 15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 17.53, 117.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.399, 43.118, 33.898)`
Decimal	`11318163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB393, 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 #ACB393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #ACB393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb393; }
.text { color: #acb393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 179 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb393, #9cb393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ACB393?: #ACB393 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 #ACB393?: The RGB value is 172, 179, 147: 172 red, 179 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB393?: The complementary color is #9A93B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.