What color is #AC5C53?

#AC5C53 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dried Tomatoes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC5C53?

The RGB value is 172, 92, 83: 172 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC5C53?

The complementary color is #53A3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC5C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC5C53 color

#AC5C53 rgb(172, 92, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC5C53 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 36.1% green and 32.5% blue (172, 92, 83).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 35% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 52% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dried Tomatoes (#AB6057), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#AC5C53 color codes

HEX	`#AC5C53`
RGB	`rgb(172, 92, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 36.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 35%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 52%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 52%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.33, 31.6, 19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.33, 37.29, 32.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.403, 17.052, 10.293)`
Decimal	`11295827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC5C53, 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 #AC5C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AC5C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #AC5C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac5c53; }
.text { color: #ac5c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac5c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 92 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac5c53, #ac8953); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #AC5C53?: #AC5C53 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dried Tomatoes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC5C53?: The RGB value is 172, 92, 83: 172 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC5C53?: The complementary color is #53A3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC5C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.