What color is #AC817B?

#AC817B 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 #AC817B?

The RGB value is 172, 129, 123: 172 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC817B?

The complementary color is #7BA6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC817B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC817B color

#AC817B rgb(172, 129, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC817B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 50.6% green and 48.2% blue (172, 129, 123).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#AC817B color codes

HEX	`#AC817B`
RGB	`rgb(172, 129, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 50.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.94, 15.7, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.94, 18.46, 31.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.439, 25.903, 22.237)`
Decimal	`11305339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC817B, 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 #AC817B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC817B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #AC817B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac817b; }
.text { color: #ac817b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac817b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 129 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac817b, #ac9a7b); }

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Questions

What color is #AC817B?: #AC817B 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 #AC817B?: The RGB value is 172, 129, 123: 172 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC817B?: The complementary color is #7BA6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC817B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.