What color is #ACB580?

#ACB580 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB580?

The RGB value is 172, 181, 128: 172 red, 181 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB580?

The complementary color is #8980B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB580 color

#ACB580 rgb(172, 181, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACB580 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 71% green and 50.2% blue (172, 181, 128).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#ACB580 color codes

HEX	`#ACB580`
RGB	`rgb(172, 181, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 71%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, -11.99, 26.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 28.66, 114.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.433, 43.377, 26.819)`
Decimal	`11318656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB580, 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 #ACB580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #ACB580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb580; }
.text { color: #acb580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 181 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb580, #92b580); }

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Questions

What color is #ACB580?: #ACB580 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB580?: The RGB value is 172, 181, 128: 172 red, 181 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB580?: The complementary color is #8980B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.