What color is #ACBB9B?

#ACBB9B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBB9B?

The RGB value is 172, 187, 155: 172 red, 187 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBB9B?

The complementary color is #AA9BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBB9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBB9B color

#ACBB9B rgb(172, 187, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACBB9B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 73.3% green and 60.8% blue (172, 187, 155).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#ACBB9B color codes

HEX	`#ACBB9B`
RGB	`rgb(172, 187, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 73.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, -10.99, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 18.19, 127.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.699, 46.678, 37.87)`
Decimal	`11320219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBB9B, 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 #ACBB9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBB9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #ACBB9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbb9b; }
.text { color: #acbb9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbb9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 187 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbb9b, #9cbb9b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ACBB9B?: #ACBB9B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBB9B?: The RGB value is 172, 187, 155: 172 red, 187 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBB9B?: The complementary color is #AA9BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBB9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.