What color is #AC8780?

#AC8780 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 #AC8780?

The RGB value is 172, 135, 128: 172 red, 135 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8780?

The complementary color is #80A5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8780?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8780 color

#AC8780 rgb(172, 135, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8780 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 52.9% green and 50.2% blue (172, 135, 128).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#AC8780 color codes

HEX	`#AC8780`
RGB	`rgb(172, 135, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 52.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, 13.04, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 15.94, 35.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.574, 27.658, 24.199)`
Decimal	`11306880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8780, 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 #AC8780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #AC8780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8780; }
.text { color: #ac8780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 135 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8780, #ac9d80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AC8780?: #AC8780 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 #AC8780?: The RGB value is 172, 135, 128: 172 red, 135 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8780?: The complementary color is #80A5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8780?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.