What color is #AC8977?

#AC8977 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8977?

The RGB value is 172, 137, 119: 172 red, 137 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8977?

The complementary color is #779AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8977 color

#AC8977 rgb(172, 137, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8977 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 53.7% green and 46.7% blue (172, 137, 119).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 31% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#AC8977 color codes

HEX	`#AC8977`
RGB	`rgb(172, 137, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 53.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, 10.63, 14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 18.16, 54.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.289, 27.995, 21.31)`
Decimal	`11307383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8977, 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 #AC8977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #AC8977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8977; }
.text { color: #ac8977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 137 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8977, #aca477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AC8977?: #AC8977 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8977?: The RGB value is 172, 137, 119: 172 red, 137 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8977?: The complementary color is #779AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.