What color is #AC9289?

#AC9289 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9289?

The RGB value is 172, 146, 137: 172 red, 146 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9289?

The complementary color is #89A3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9289 color

#AC9289 rgb(172, 146, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9289 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 57.3% green and 53.7% blue (172, 146, 137).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% 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 7.23:1).

#AC9289 color codes

HEX	`#AC9289`
RGB	`rgb(172, 146, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 57.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, 8.25, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 11.76, 45.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.808, 31.136, 27.996)`
Decimal	`11309705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9289, 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 #AC9289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #AC9289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9289; }
.text { color: #ac9289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 146 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9289, #aca489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC9289?: #AC9289 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9289?: The RGB value is 172, 146, 137: 172 red, 146 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9289?: The complementary color is #89A3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.