What color is #ACBF8F?

#ACBF8F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACBF8F?

The RGB value is 172, 191, 143: 172 red, 191 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBF8F?

The complementary color is #A28FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBF8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBF8F color

#ACBF8F rgb(172, 191, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACBF8F is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.9% green and 56.1% blue (172, 191, 143).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#ACBF8F color codes

HEX	`#ACBF8F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 191, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.83, -14.97, 22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.83, 26.71, 124.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.601, 48.015, 33.11)`
Decimal	`11321231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBF8F, 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 #ACBF8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBF8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #ACBF8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbf8f; }
.text { color: #acbf8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbf8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 191 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbf8f, #94bf8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ACBF8F?: #ACBF8F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACBF8F?: The RGB value is 172, 191, 143: 172 red, 191 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBF8F?: The complementary color is #A28FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBF8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.