What color is #AC796E?

#AC796E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC796E?

The RGB value is 172, 121, 110: 172 red, 121 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC796E?

The complementary color is #6EA1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC796E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC796E color

#AC796E rgb(172, 121, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC796E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 47.5% green and 43.1% blue (172, 121, 110).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 27% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 36% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#AC796E color codes

HEX	`#AC796E`
RGB	`rgb(172, 121, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 47.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 27%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 36%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 36%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.66, 18.45, 14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.66, 23.16, 37.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.666, 23.573, 17.894)`
Decimal	`11303278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC796E, 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 #AC796E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC796E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #AC796E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac796e; }
.text { color: #ac796e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac796e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 121 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac796e, #ac986e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AC796E?: #AC796E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC796E?: The RGB value is 172, 121, 110: 172 red, 121 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC796E?: The complementary color is #6EA1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC796E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.