What color is #AC9D57?

#AC9D57 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9D57?

The RGB value is 172, 157, 87: 172 red, 157 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9D57?

The complementary color is #5766AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9D57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9D57 color

#AC9D57 rgb(172, 157, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC9D57 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 61.6% green and 34.1% blue (172, 157, 87).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 34% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#AC9D57 color codes

HEX	`#AC9D57`
RGB	`rgb(172, 157, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 61.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 34%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, -4.11, 38.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 38.58, 96.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.791, 33.574, 13.873)`
Decimal	`11312471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9D57, 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 #AC9D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #AC9D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9d57; }
.text { color: #ac9d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 157 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9d57, #91ac57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AC9D57?: #AC9D57 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9D57?: The RGB value is 172, 157, 87: 172 red, 157 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9D57?: The complementary color is #5766AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9D57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.