What color is #AC9E68?

#AC9E68 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9E68?

The RGB value is 172, 158, 104: 172 red, 158 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9E68?

The complementary color is #6876AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9E68 color

#AC9E68 rgb(172, 158, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC9E68 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62% green and 40.8% blue (172, 158, 104).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#AC9E68 color codes

HEX	`#AC9E68`
RGB	`rgb(172, 158, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.14, -2.86, 30.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.14, 30.21, 95.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.739, 34.225, 18.028)`
Decimal	`11312744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9E68, 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 #AC9E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #AC9E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9e68; }
.text { color: #ac9e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 158 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9e68, #98ac68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AC9E68?: #AC9E68 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9E68?: The RGB value is 172, 158, 104: 172 red, 158 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9E68?: The complementary color is #6876AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.