What color is #AC9D93?

#AC9D93 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9D93?

The RGB value is 172, 157, 147: 172 red, 157 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9D93?

The complementary color is #93A2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9D93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9D93 color

#AC9D93 rgb(172, 157, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AC9D93 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 61.6% green and 57.6% blue (172, 157, 147).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#AC9D93 color codes

HEX	`#AC9D93`
RGB	`rgb(172, 157, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 61.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, 3.77, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 8.14, 62.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.336, 34.992, 32.543)`
Decimal	`11312531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9D93, 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 #AC9D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #AC9D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9d93; }
.text { color: #ac9d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 157 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9d93, #acaa93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AC9D93?: #AC9D93 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9D93?: The RGB value is 172, 157, 147: 172 red, 157 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9D93?: The complementary color is #93A2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9D93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.