What color is #AC807A?

#AC807A 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 #AC807A?

The RGB value is 172, 128, 122: 172 red, 128 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC807A?

The complementary color is #7AA6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC807A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC807A color

#AC807A rgb(172, 128, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC807A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 50.2% green and 47.8% blue (172, 128, 122).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#AC807A color codes

HEX	`#AC807A`
RGB	`rgb(172, 128, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 50.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.67, 16.12, 9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.67, 18.92, 31.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.246, 25.616, 21.865)`
Decimal	`11305082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC807A, 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 #AC807A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC807A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #AC807A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac807a; }
.text { color: #ac807a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac807a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 128 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac807a, #ac997a); }

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Questions

What color is #AC807A?: #AC807A 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 #AC807A?: The RGB value is 172, 128, 122: 172 red, 128 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC807A?: The complementary color is #7AA6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC807A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.