What color is #ACB993?

#ACB993 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACB993?

The RGB value is 172, 185, 147: 172 red, 185 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACB993?

The complementary color is #A093B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACB993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACB993 color

#ACB993 rgb(172, 185, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACB993 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 72.5% green and 57.6% blue (172, 185, 147).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#ACB993 color codes

HEX	`#ACB993`
RGB	`rgb(172, 185, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 72.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.27, -11.25, 17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.27, 21.07, 122.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.628, 45.575, 34.307)`
Decimal	`11319699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACB993, 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 #ACB993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACB993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #ACB993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acb993; }
.text { color: #acb993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acb993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 185 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acb993, #99b993); }

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Questions

What color is #ACB993?: #ACB993 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACB993?: The RGB value is 172, 185, 147: 172 red, 185 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACB993?: The complementary color is #A093B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACB993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.