What color is #AC9790?

#AC9790 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9790?

The RGB value is 172, 151, 144: 172 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9790?

The complementary color is #90A5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9790 color

#AC9790 rgb(172, 151, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9790 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.2% green and 56.5% blue (172, 151, 144).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#AC9790 color codes

HEX	`#AC9790`
RGB	`rgb(172, 151, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, 6.59, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 9.28, 44.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.114, 32.918, 30.99)`
Decimal	`11310992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9790, 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 #AC9790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #AC9790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9790; }
.text { color: #ac9790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 151 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9790, #aca590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AC9790?: #AC9790 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9790?: The RGB value is 172, 151, 144: 172 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9790?: The complementary color is #90A5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.