Recognised as Colour
#AC8D74
- #AC8D74
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AC8D74 is a orange with RGB values 172, 141, 116 and HSL 27°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AC8D74#AC8D74
HEX#AC8D74
RGBrgb(172, 141, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5529, 0.4549
RGB percentages67.5%, 55.3%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(26.8, 25.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.8, 32.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 32.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,308,404
CSS custom property--colour: #AC8D74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#53728B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7493AC
Analogous#AC7477, #ACA974
Triadic#74AC8D, #8D74AC
Split complementary#74ACA9, #7477AC
Tetradic#77AC74, #7493AC, #A974AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G141
B116
Red172 (67.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue26.79°
Saturation (HSL)25.23%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 8D · B 74
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