What color is #AC8D27?

#AC8D27 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rich Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8D27?

The RGB value is 172, 141, 39: 172 red, 141 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8D27?

The complementary color is #2746AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8D27?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8D27 color

#AC8D27 rgb(172, 141, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8D27 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 55.3% green and 15.3% blue (172, 141, 39).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 63% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 77% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rich Gold (#AA8833), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#AC8D27 color codes

HEX	`#AC8D27`
RGB	`rgb(172, 141, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 55.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 63%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 77%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 77%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, 1.32, 55.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 55.13, 88.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.906, 27.969, 5.9)`
Decimal	`11308327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8D27, 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 #AC8D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #AC8D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8d27; }
.text { color: #ac8d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 141 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8d27, #89ac27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #AC8D27?: #AC8D27 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rich Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8D27?: The RGB value is 172, 141, 39: 172 red, 141 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8D27?: The complementary color is #2746AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8D27?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.