What color is #AC9881?

#AC9881 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9881?

The RGB value is 172, 152, 129: 172 red, 152 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9881?

The complementary color is #8195AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9881 color

#AC9881 rgb(172, 152, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC9881 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.6% green and 50.6% blue (172, 152, 129).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Elk (#AD9A84), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#AC9881 color codes

HEX	`#AC9881`
RGB	`rgb(172, 152, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, 3.71, 14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 15.28, 75.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.204, 32.813, 25.402)`
Decimal	`11311233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9881, 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 #AC9881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #AC9881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9881; }
.text { color: #ac9881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 152 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9881, #abac81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC9881?: #AC9881 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9881?: The RGB value is 172, 152, 129: 172 red, 152 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9881?: The complementary color is #8195AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.