What color is #AC8783?

#AC8783 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 #AC8783?

The RGB value is 172, 135, 131: 172 red, 135 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8783?

The complementary color is #83A8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8783 color

#AC8783 rgb(172, 135, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8783 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 52.9% green and 51.4% blue (172, 135, 131).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#AC8783 color codes

HEX	`#AC8783`
RGB	`rgb(172, 135, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 52.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, 13.49, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 15.46, 29.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.774, 27.739, 25.254)`
Decimal	`11306883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8783, 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 #AC8783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #AC8783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8783; }
.text { color: #ac8783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 135 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8783, #ac9c83); }

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Questions

What color is #AC8783?: #AC8783 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 #AC8783?: The RGB value is 172, 135, 131: 172 red, 135 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8783?: The complementary color is #83A8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.