What color is #AC8A71?

#AC8A71 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8A71?

The RGB value is 172, 138, 113: 172 red, 138 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8A71?

The complementary color is #7193AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8A71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8A71 color

#AC8A71 rgb(172, 138, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8A71 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 54.1% green and 44.3% blue (172, 138, 113).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 34% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#AC8A71 color codes

HEX	`#AC8A71`
RGB	`rgb(172, 138, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 54.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 34%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.02, 9.27, 18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.02, 20.51, 63.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.083, 28.141, 19.519)`
Decimal	`11307633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8A71, 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 #AC8A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #AC8A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8a71; }
.text { color: #ac8a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 138 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8a71, #aca871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AC8A71?: #AC8A71 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8A71?: The RGB value is 172, 138, 113: 172 red, 138 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8A71?: The complementary color is #7193AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8A71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.