What color is #AC968D?

#AC968D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC968D?

The RGB value is 172, 150, 141: 172 red, 150 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC968D?

The complementary color is #8DA3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC968D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC968D color

#AC968D rgb(172, 150, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC968D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 58.8% green and 55.3% blue (172, 150, 141).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#AC968D color codes

HEX	`#AC968D`
RGB	`rgb(172, 150, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 58.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, 6.66, 7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 10.21, 49.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.727, 32.507, 29.745)`
Decimal	`11310733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC968D, 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 #AC968D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC968D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #AC968D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac968d; }
.text { color: #ac968d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac968d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 150 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac968d, #aca58d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AC968D?: #AC968D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC968D?: The RGB value is 172, 150, 141: 172 red, 150 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC968D?: The complementary color is #8DA3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC968D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.