What color is #AC9184?

#AC9184 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9184?

The RGB value is 172, 145, 132: 172 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9184?

The complementary color is #849FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9184 color

#AC9184 rgb(172, 145, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC9184 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 56.9% green and 51.8% blue (172, 145, 132).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#AC9184 color codes

HEX	`#AC9184`
RGB	`rgb(172, 145, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 56.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.24, 8.04, 10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.24, 13.35, 53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.304, 30.688, 26.1)`
Decimal	`11309444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9184, 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 #AC9184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #AC9184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9184; }
.text { color: #ac9184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 145 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9184, #aca584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AC9184?: #AC9184 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9184?: The RGB value is 172, 145, 132: 172 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9184?: The complementary color is #849FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.