What color is #ACBDAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #ACBDAA?

The RGB value is 172, 189, 170: 172 red, 189 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBDAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ACBDAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBDAA color

#ACBDAA rgb(172, 189, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.1% green and 66.7% blue (172, 189, 170).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#ACBDAA color codes

HEX	`#ACBDAA`
RGB	`rgb(172, 189, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -9.43, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 12.13, 141.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.465, 48.068, 45.063)`
Decimal	`11320746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBDAA, 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 #ACBDAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBDAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #ACBDAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbdaa; }
.text { color: #acbdaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbdaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 189 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbdaa, #aabdb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ACBDAA?: #ACBDAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBDAA?: The RGB value is 172, 189, 170: 172 red, 189 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBDAA?: The complementary color is #BBAABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBDAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.