What color is #AC9779?

#AC9779 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9779?

The RGB value is 172, 151, 121: 172 red, 151 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9779?

The complementary color is #798EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9779 color

#AC9779 rgb(172, 151, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC9779 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.2% green and 47.5% blue (172, 151, 121).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#AC9779 color codes

HEX	`#AC9779`
RGB	`rgb(172, 151, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, 3.12, 18.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 18.95, 80.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.531, 32.285, 22.656)`
Decimal	`11310969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9779, 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 #AC9779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #AC9779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9779; }
.text { color: #ac9779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 151 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9779, #a8ac79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC9779?: #AC9779 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9779?: The RGB value is 172, 151, 121: 172 red, 151 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9779?: The complementary color is #798EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.