What color is #ACB480?

#ACB480 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB480?

The RGB value is 172, 180, 128: 172 red, 180 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB480?

The complementary color is #8880B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB480 color

#ACB480 rgb(172, 180, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACB480 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 70.6% green and 50.2% blue (172, 180, 128).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 26% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#ACB480 color codes

HEX	`#ACB480`
RGB	`rgb(172, 180, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 70.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 26%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.54, -11.47, 25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.54, 28.11, 114.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.231, 42.972, 26.751)`
Decimal	`11318400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB480, 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 #ACB480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #ACB480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb480; }
.text { color: #acb480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 180 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb480, #92b480); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACB480?: #ACB480 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB480?: The RGB value is 172, 180, 128: 172 red, 180 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB480?: The complementary color is #8880B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.