What color is #AC8F64?

#AC8F64 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8F64?

The RGB value is 172, 143, 100: 172 red, 143 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8F64?

The complementary color is #6481AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8F64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8F64 color

#AC8F64 rgb(172, 143, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8F64 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.1% green and 39.2% blue (172, 143, 100).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 42% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Iced Coffee (#AA895D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#AC8F64 color codes

HEX	`#AC8F64`
RGB	`rgb(172, 143, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 42%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, 4.9, 26.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 27.4, 79.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.137, 29.337, 16.182)`
Decimal	`11308900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8F64, 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 #AC8F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #AC8F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8f64; }
.text { color: #ac8f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 143 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8f64, #a5ac64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AC8F64?: #AC8F64 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8F64?: The RGB value is 172, 143, 100: 172 red, 143 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8F64?: The complementary color is #6481AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8F64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.