What color is #AC9382?

#AC9382 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9382?

The RGB value is 172, 147, 130: 172 red, 147 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9382?

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

Is black or white text better on #AC9382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9382 color

#AC9382 rgb(172, 147, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC9382 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 57.6% green and 51% blue (172, 147, 130).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#AC9382 color codes

HEX	`#AC9382`
RGB	`rgb(172, 147, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 57.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.72, 6.62, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.72, 14.11, 62.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.476, 31.251, 25.489)`
Decimal	`11309954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9382, 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 #AC9382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #AC9382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9382; }
.text { color: #ac9382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 147 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9382, #aca882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC9382?: #AC9382 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9382?: The RGB value is 172, 147, 130: 172 red, 147 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9382?: The complementary color is #829BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.