What color is #AC8F75?

#AC8F75 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8F75?

The RGB value is 172, 143, 117: 172 red, 143 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8F75?

The complementary color is #7592AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8F75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8F75 color

#AC8F75 rgb(172, 143, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8F75 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.1% green and 45.9% blue (172, 143, 117).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Bakery Brown (#AB9078), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#AC8F75 color codes

HEX	`#AC8F75`
RGB	`rgb(172, 143, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, 7.01, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 19.25, 68.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.047, 29.701, 20.976)`
Decimal	`11308917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8F75, 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 #AC8F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AC8F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #AC8F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8f75; }
.text { color: #ac8f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 143 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8f75, #acab75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC8F75?: #AC8F75 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8F75?: The RGB value is 172, 143, 117: 172 red, 143 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8F75?: The complementary color is #7592AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8F75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.