What color is #AC998E?

#AC998E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC998E?

The RGB value is 172, 153, 142: 172 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC998E?

The complementary color is #8EA1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC998E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC998E color

#AC998E rgb(172, 153, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC998E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 60% green and 55.7% blue (172, 153, 142).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#AC998E color codes

HEX	`#AC998E`
RGB	`rgb(172, 153, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 60%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.57, 5.16, 8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.57, 9.8, 58.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.287, 33.507, 30.3)`
Decimal	`11311502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC998E, 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 #AC998E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC998E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #AC998E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac998e; }
.text { color: #ac998e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac998e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 153 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac998e, #aca88e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AC998E?: #AC998E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC998E?: The RGB value is 172, 153, 142: 172 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC998E?: The complementary color is #8EA1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC998E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.