What color is #ACB397?

#ACB397 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 #ACB397?

The RGB value is 172, 179, 151: 172 red, 179 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB397?

The complementary color is #9E97B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB397 color

#ACB397 rgb(172, 179, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACB397 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.2% green and 59.2% blue (172, 179, 151).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#ACB397 color codes

HEX	`#ACB397`
RGB	`rgb(172, 179, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.72, -7.46, 13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.72, 15.41, 118.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.719, 43.245, 35.58)`
Decimal	`11318167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB397, 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 #ACB397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #ACB397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb397; }
.text { color: #acb397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 179 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb397, #9eb397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ACB397?: #ACB397 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 #ACB397?: The RGB value is 172, 179, 151: 172 red, 179 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB397?: The complementary color is #9E97B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.