What color is #AC493E?

#AC493E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC493E?

The RGB value is 172, 73, 62: 172 red, 73 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC493E?

The complementary color is #3EA1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC493E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC493E color

#AC493E rgb(172, 73, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC493E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 28.6% green and 24.3% blue (172, 73, 62).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 47% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 64% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hot Sauce (#AB4F41), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#AC493E color codes

HEX	`#AC493E`
RGB	`rgb(172, 73, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 28.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 47%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 64%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 64%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, 39.79, 26.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 47.95, 33.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.267, 13.886, 6.17)`
Decimal	`11290942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC493E, 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 #AC493E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AC493E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	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 #AC493E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac493e; }
.text { color: #ac493e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac493e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 73 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac493e, #ac803e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #AC493E?: #AC493E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC493E?: The RGB value is 172, 73, 62: 172 red, 73 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC493E?: The complementary color is #3EA1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC493E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.