What color is #AC8E85?

#AC8E85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8E85?

The RGB value is 172, 142, 133: 172 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8E85?

The complementary color is #85A3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8E85 color

#AC8E85 rgb(172, 142, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8E85 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 55.7% green and 52.2% blue (172, 142, 133).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#AC8E85 color codes

HEX	`#AC8E85`
RGB	`rgb(172, 142, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 55.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.49, 9.86, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.49, 13.38, 42.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.92, 29.811, 26.311)`
Decimal	`11308677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8E85, 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 #AC8E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #AC8E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8e85; }
.text { color: #ac8e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 142 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8e85, #aca285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC8E85?: #AC8E85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8E85?: The RGB value is 172, 142, 133: 172 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8E85?: The complementary color is #85A3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.