What color is #ACBEA1?

#ACBEA1 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 #ACBEA1?

The RGB value is 172, 190, 161: 172 red, 190 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBEA1?

The complementary color is #B3A1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBEA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBEA1 color

#ACBEA1 rgb(172, 190, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACBEA1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.5% green and 63.1% blue (172, 190, 161).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% 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 10.63:1).

#ACBEA1 color codes

HEX	`#ACBEA1`
RGB	`rgb(172, 190, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.93, -11.54, 12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.93, 17.08, 132.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.859, 48.17, 40.804)`
Decimal	`11320993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBEA1, 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 #ACBEA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBEA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #ACBEA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbea1; }
.text { color: #acbea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 190 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbea1, #a1bea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ACBEA1?: #ACBEA1 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 #ACBEA1?: The RGB value is 172, 190, 161: 172 red, 190 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBEA1?: The complementary color is #B3A1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBEA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.