Colour

#AC8979

#AC8979
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AC8979 is a orange with RGB values 172, 137, 121 and HSL 19°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AC8979#AC8979

HEX#AC8979

RGBrgb(172, 137, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5373, 0.4745

RGB percentages67.5%, 53.7%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(18.8, 23.5%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.8, 29.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 20.3%, 29.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,307,385

CSS custom property--colour: #AC8979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#537686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#928C78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9379no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B58385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10 Gray · ΔE 18.6 Tan · ΔE 19.4 Dark grey · ΔE 19.8 Dim grey · ΔE 23.4 Burlywood · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#799CAC

Analogous#AC7983, #ACA379

Triadic#79AC89, #8979AC

Split complementary#79ACA2, #7983AC

Tetradic#83AC79, #799CAC, #A279AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF8F7

Lighter +30%#E7DCD7

Lighter +20%#D3C0B8

Lighter +10%#C0A598

Darker −10%#956E5D

Darker −20%#765749

Darker −30%#564036

Darker −40%#372922

More saturated +25%#C77F5E

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R172

G137

B121

Red172 (67.5%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue18.82°

Saturation (HSL)23.5%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 89 · B 79

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Colour values

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