#acae9d Color Information

#acae9d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #acae9d. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 68.2% Green, and 61.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 1.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 9.8% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 67.1°, with saturation of 9.5% and lightness of 64.9%. The decimal value for #acae9d is 11316893, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #acae9d is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#acae9d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 174, 157 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 68.2%, 61.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 0.318, 0.384 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.011, 0, 0.098, 0.318 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color67.1°, 9.5%, 64.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color67.1°, 9.8%, 68.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.235, 41.477, 37.889 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color157, 174, 159 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11316893 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.509, -3.783, 8.479 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.509, 9.285, 114.043 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.509, -0.236, 12.758 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.403, -6.732, 10.201 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.325, 0.353, 41.477 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289506973 / 0xffacae9d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #acae9d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #acae9d, its pure hue is 67.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.5%, and its lightness is 64.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #acae9d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161614 to #979889.

Tints of #acae9d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #acae9d, its pure hue is 67.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.5%, and its lightness is 64.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #acae9d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b6b8a9 to #f5f5f3.

Tones of #acae9d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #acae9d, its pure hue is 67.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #acae9d, which range from #a6a6a6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #eaff4c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #acae9d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #acae9d! For #acae9d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #acae9d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #acae9d

This color, #acae9d, consists of 67.5% Red, 68.2% Green, and 61.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 174, Blue = 157. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #acae9d is 1.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 9.8% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C1.1%
G68.2%
M0.0%
B61.6%
Y9.8%
K31.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 174 157
Octal 254 256 235
Hexa #ac #ae #9d
Binary 10101100 10101110 10011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 1 0 9 31
Octal 1 0 11 37
Hexa #01 #00 #09 #1f
Binary 00000001 00000000 00001001 00011111

Analogous Colors of #acae9d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #acae9d — which has hue 67.1° — its analogous colors are located at 37.1° and 97.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acae9d.

Triadic Colors of #acae9d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #acae9d — which has hue 67.1° — its triadic colors are located at 67.1° and 307.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acae9d.

Complementary Color of #acae9d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #acae9d — which has hue 67.1° — its complementary color is located at 247.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acae9d.

Split Complementary Colors of #acae9d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #acae9d — which has hue 67.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 67.1° and 277.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acae9d.

Tetradic Colors of #acae9d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #acae9d — which has hue 67.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 337.1°, 67.1°, 157.1°, and 247.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acae9d.

Monochromatic Colors of #acae9d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #acae9d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7d7e73 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d7d9cc (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #acae9d

We want to make getting started with #acae9d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #acae9d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #acae9d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #acae9d with other HTML elements.

#acae9d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #acae9d.
<span style="color: #acae9d;">The color of this text is #acae9d.</span>

#acae9d Background Color

The background color for this text is #acae9d.
<div style="background-color: #acae9d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #acae9d.</div>

#acae9d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #acae9d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #acae9d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #acae9d.</span>

#acae9d Border Color

This is a div with border color #acae9d.
<div style="border: #acae9d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #acae9d.</div>

#acae9d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #acae9d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #acae9d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #acae9d on a white background.</div></div>

#acae9d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #acae9d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #acae9d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #acae9d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #acae9d to White

This is a gradient from #acae9d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#acae9d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#acae9d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#acae9d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#acae9d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #acae9d to white.</div>

Gradient from #acae9d to Black

This is a gradient from #acae9d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#acae9d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#acae9d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#acae9d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#acae9d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #acae9d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #acae9d

In addition to using #acae9d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #acae9d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #acae9d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 174, Blue = 157). If you need details about the color coordinates of #acae9d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #acae9d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 174, 157)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #acae9d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #acae9d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #acae9d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 174, 157);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#acae9d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:174, blue:157, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:174 blue:157 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 174f, 157f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 174, 157);
 

#acae9d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #acae9d the same way. For those with color blindness, #acae9d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #acae9d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #acae9d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #acae9d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #acae9d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #acae9d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text