What color is #AC8E6C?

#AC8E6C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8E6C?

The RGB value is 172, 142, 108: 172 red, 142 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8E6C?

The complementary color is #6C8AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8E6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8E6C color

#AC8E6C rgb(172, 142, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8E6C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 55.7% green and 42.4% blue (172, 142, 108).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 37% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Morrel (#AC8F6C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#AC8E6C color codes

HEX	`#AC8E6C`
RGB	`rgb(172, 142, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 55.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 37%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, 6.41, 22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 23.27, 74.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.394, 29.201, 18.272)`
Decimal	`11308652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8E6C, 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 #AC8E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #AC8E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8e6c; }
.text { color: #ac8e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 142 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8e6c, #aaac6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AC8E6C?: #AC8E6C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8E6C?: The RGB value is 172, 142, 108: 172 red, 142 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8E6C?: The complementary color is #6C8AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8E6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.