What color is #AC9984?

#AC9984 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 #AC9984?

The RGB value is 172, 153, 132: 172 red, 153 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9984?

The complementary color is #8497AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9984 color

#AC9984 rgb(172, 153, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC9984 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60% green and 51.8% blue (172, 153, 132).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Elk (#AD9A84), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#AC9984 color codes

HEX	`#AC9984`
RGB	`rgb(172, 153, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 60%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.34, 3.6, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.34, 14.08, 75.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.569, 33.22, 26.522)`
Decimal	`11311492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9984, 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 #AC9984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #AC9984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9984; }
.text { color: #ac9984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 153 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9984, #abac84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AC9984?: #AC9984 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 #AC9984?: The RGB value is 172, 153, 132: 172 red, 153 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9984?: The complementary color is #8497AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.