Colour
#AC9255
- #AC9255
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AC9255 is a orange with RGB values 172, 146, 85 and HSL 42°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AC9255#AC9255
HEX#AC9255
RGBrgb(172, 146, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5725, 0.3333
RGB percentages67.5%, 57.3%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(42.1, 34.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.1, 50.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 50.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,309,653
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9255;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#536DAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#556FAC
Analogous#AC6755, #9AAC55
Triadic#55AC92, #9255AC
Split complementary#559AAC, #6755AC
Tetradic#55AC67, #556FAC, #AC559A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G146
B85
Red172 (67.5%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue42.07°
Saturation (HSL)34.39%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 92 · B 55
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