What color is #AC9351?

#AC9351 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9351?

The RGB value is 172, 147, 81: 172 red, 147 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9351?

The complementary color is #516AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9351?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9351 color

#AC9351 rgb(172, 147, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC9351 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 57.6% green and 31.8% blue (172, 147, 81).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 36% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 53% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Salted Capers (#A69151), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#AC9351 color codes

HEX	`#AC9351`
RGB	`rgb(172, 147, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 57.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 36%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 53%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 53%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, 0.77, 38.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 38.1, 88.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.933, 30.234, 12.095)`
Decimal	`11309905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9351, 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 #AC9351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #AC9351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9351; }
.text { color: #ac9351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 147 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9351, #98ac51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AC9351?: #AC9351 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9351?: The RGB value is 172, 147, 81: 172 red, 147 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9351?: The complementary color is #516AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9351?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.