What color is #AC6B4D?

#AC6B4D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC6B4D?

The RGB value is 172, 107, 77: 172 red, 107 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC6B4D?

The complementary color is #4D8EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC6B4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC6B4D color

#AC6B4D rgb(172, 107, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC6B4D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 42% green and 30.2% blue (172, 107, 77).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 38% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 55% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hot Cacao (#A5694F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#AC6B4D color codes

HEX	`#AC6B4D`
RGB	`rgb(172, 107, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 42%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 38%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 55%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 55%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.64, 22.78, 27.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.64, 35.78, 50.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.612, 19.824, 9.603)`
Decimal	`11299661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC6B4D, 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 #AC6B4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC6B4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #AC6B4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac6b4d; }
.text { color: #ac6b4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac6b4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 107 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac6b4d, #ac9a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #AC6B4D?: #AC6B4D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC6B4D?: The RGB value is 172, 107, 77: 172 red, 107 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC6B4D?: The complementary color is #4D8EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC6B4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.