What color is #AC8F6C?

#AC8F6C is a desaturated orange known as Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Morrel?

The RGB value is 172, 143, 108: 172 red, 143 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Morrel?

The complementary color is #6C89AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8F6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Morrel color: hex code #AC8F6C

#AC8F6C rgb(172, 143, 108)

Shades of brown

Morrel has the hex code #AC8F6C. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.1% green and 42.4% blue (172, 143, 108).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 37% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

Morrel (#AC8F6C) color codes

HEX	`#AC8F6C`
RGB	`rgb(172, 143, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 37%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.22, 5.85, 22.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.22, 23.46, 75.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.543, 29.5, 18.322)`
Decimal	`11308908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Morrel, 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 #AC8F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	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 #AC8F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8f6c; }
.text { color: #ac8f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 143 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8f6c, #a9ac6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #AC8F6C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AC8F6C?: #AC8F6C is a desaturated orange known as Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Morrel?: The RGB value is 172, 143, 108: 172 red, 143 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Morrel?: The complementary color is #6C89AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8F6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.