What color is #AC8C74?

#AC8C74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8C74?

The RGB value is 172, 140, 116: 172 red, 140 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8C74?

The complementary color is #7494AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8C74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8C74 color

#AC8C74 rgb(172, 140, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8C74 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 54.9% green and 45.5% blue (172, 140, 116).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 33% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#AC8C74 color codes

HEX	`#AC8C74`
RGB	`rgb(172, 140, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 54.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 33%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 33%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.6, 8.55, 17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.6, 19.38, 63.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.544, 28.789, 20.52)`
Decimal	`11308148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8C74, 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 #AC8C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #AC8C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8c74; }
.text { color: #ac8c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 140 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8c74, #aca874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AC8C74?: #AC8C74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8C74?: The RGB value is 172, 140, 116: 172 red, 140 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8C74?: The complementary color is #7494AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8C74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.