What color is #AC7E79?

#AC7E79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC7E79?

The RGB value is 172, 126, 121: 172 red, 126 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC7E79?

The complementary color is #79A7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC7E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC7E79 color

#AC7E79 rgb(172, 126, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC7E79 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 49.4% green and 47.5% blue (172, 126, 121).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#AC7E79 color codes

HEX	`#AC7E79`
RGB	`rgb(172, 126, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 49.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 17.11, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 19.68, 29.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.926, 25.074, 21.454)`
Decimal	`11304569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC7E79, 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 #AC7E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC7E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #AC7E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac7e79; }
.text { color: #ac7e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac7e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 126 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac7e79, #ac9779); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC7E79?: #AC7E79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC7E79?: The RGB value is 172, 126, 121: 172 red, 126 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC7E79?: The complementary color is #79A7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC7E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.