What color is #AC948A?

#AC948A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC948A?

The RGB value is 172, 148, 138: 172 red, 148 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC948A?

The complementary color is #8AA2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC948A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC948A color

#AC948A rgb(172, 148, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC948A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 58% green and 54.1% blue (172, 148, 138).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#AC948A color codes

HEX	`#AC948A`
RGB	`rgb(172, 148, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 58%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.17, 7.29, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.17, 11.27, 49.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.191, 31.786, 28.48)`
Decimal	`11310218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC948A, 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 #AC948A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC948A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #AC948A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac948a; }
.text { color: #ac948a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac948a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 148 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac948a, #aca58a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AC948A?: #AC948A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC948A?: The RGB value is 172, 148, 138: 172 red, 148 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC948A?: The complementary color is #8AA2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC948A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.