What color is #AC9796?

#AC9796 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9796?

The RGB value is 172, 151, 150: 172 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9796?

The complementary color is #96ABAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9796 color

#AC9796 rgb(172, 151, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9796 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.2% green and 58.8% blue (172, 151, 150).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#AC9796 color codes

HEX	`#AC9796`
RGB	`rgb(172, 151, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, 7.59, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 8.31, 24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.585, 33.107, 33.469)`
Decimal	`11310998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9796, 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 #AC9796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #AC9796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9796; }
.text { color: #ac9796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 151 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9796, #aca296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AC9796?: #AC9796 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9796?: The RGB value is 172, 151, 150: 172 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9796?: The complementary color is #96ABAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.