What color is #ACBFA5?

#ACBFA5 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 #ACBFA5?

The RGB value is 172, 191, 165: 172 red, 191 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACBFA5?

The complementary color is #B8A5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACBFA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACBFA5 color

#ACBFA5 rgb(172, 191, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #ACBFA5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 74.9% green and 64.7% blue (172, 191, 165).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#ACBFA5 color codes

HEX	`#ACBFA5`
RGB	`rgb(172, 191, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 74.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.29, -11.36, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.29, 15.77, 136.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.434, 48.748, 42.764)`
Decimal	`11321253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACBFA5, 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 #ACBFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACBFA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #ACBFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acbfa5; }
.text { color: #acbfa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acbfa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 191 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acbfa5, #a5bfab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ACBFA5?: #ACBFA5 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 #ACBFA5?: The RGB value is 172, 191, 165: 172 red, 191 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACBFA5?: The complementary color is #B8A5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACBFA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.