What color is #AC9884?

#AC9884 is a grayish orange known as Quicksand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Quicksand?

The RGB value is 172, 152, 132: 172 red, 152 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Quicksand?

The complementary color is #8498AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Quicksand color: hex code #AC9884

#AC9884 rgb(172, 152, 132)

Shades of brown

Quicksand has the hex code #AC9884. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.6% green and 51.8% blue (172, 152, 132).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

Quicksand (#AC9884) color codes

HEX	`#AC9884`
RGB	`rgb(172, 152, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, 4.15, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 13.88, 72.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.406, 32.894, 26.467)`
Decimal	`11311236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Quicksand, 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 #AC9884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #AC9884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9884; }
.text { color: #ac9884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 152 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9884, #acac84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

See #AC9884 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AC9884?: #AC9884 is a grayish orange known as Quicksand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Quicksand?: The RGB value is 172, 152, 132: 172 red, 152 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Quicksand?: The complementary color is #8498AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.