What color is #ACB59F?

#ACB59F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB59F?

The RGB value is 172, 181, 159: 172 red, 181 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB59F?

The complementary color is #A89FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB59F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB59F color

#ACB59F rgb(172, 181, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACB59F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 71% green and 62.4% blue (172, 181, 159).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#ACB59F color codes

HEX	`#ACB59F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 181, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 71%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, -7.17, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 12.42, 125.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.794, 44.322, 39.253)`
Decimal	`11318687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB59F, 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 #ACB59F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB59F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #ACB59F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb59f; }
.text { color: #acb59f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb59f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 181 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb59f, #a1b59f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACB59F?: #ACB59F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB59F?: The RGB value is 172, 181, 159: 172 red, 181 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB59F?: The complementary color is #A89FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB59F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.