What color is #AC8F82?

#AC8F82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC8F82?

The RGB value is 172, 143, 130: 172 red, 143 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC8F82?

The complementary color is #829FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC8F82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC8F82 color

#AC8F82 rgb(172, 143, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC8F82 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.1% green and 51% blue (172, 143, 130).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#AC8F82 color codes

HEX	`#AC8F82`
RGB	`rgb(172, 143, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, 8.85, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 14.12, 51.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.865, 30.028, 25.285)`
Decimal	`11308930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC8F82, 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 #AC8F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC8F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AC8F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac8f82; }
.text { color: #ac8f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 143 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac8f82, #aca482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AC8F82?: #AC8F82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC8F82?: The RGB value is 172, 143, 130: 172 red, 143 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC8F82?: The complementary color is #829FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC8F82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.