What color is #ACBE99?

#ACBE99 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 #ACBE99?

The RGB value is 172, 190, 153: 172 red, 190 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBE99?

The complementary color is #AB99BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBE99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBE99 color

#ACBE99 rgb(172, 190, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACBE99 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.5% green and 60% blue (172, 190, 153).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#ACBE99 color codes

HEX	`#ACBE99`
RGB	`rgb(172, 190, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.76, -12.88, 16.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.76, 21.06, 127.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.176, 47.897, 37.207)`
Decimal	`11320985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBE99, 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 #ACBE99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBE99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #ACBE99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbe99; }
.text { color: #acbe99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbe99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 190 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbe99, #9abe99); }

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Questions

What color is #ACBE99?: #ACBE99 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 #ACBE99?: The RGB value is 172, 190, 153: 172 red, 190 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBE99?: The complementary color is #AB99BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBE99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.