What color is #ACBAA3?

#ACBAA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBAA3?

The RGB value is 172, 186, 163: 172 red, 186 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBAA3?

The complementary color is #B1A3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBAA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBAA3 color

#ACBAA3 rgb(172, 186, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACBAA3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 72.9% green and 63.9% blue (172, 186, 163).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#ACBAA3 color codes

HEX	`#ACBAA3`
RGB	`rgb(172, 186, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 72.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.89, -9.11, 10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.89, 13.54, 132.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.182, 46.533, 41.455)`
Decimal	`11319971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBAA3, 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 #ACBAA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBAA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #ACBAA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbaa3; }
.text { color: #acbaa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbaa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 186 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbaa3, #a3baa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACBAA3?: #ACBAA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBAA3?: The RGB value is 172, 186, 163: 172 red, 186 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBAA3?: The complementary color is #B1A3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBAA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.