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Recognised as Colour

#AC9D86

  • #AC9D86
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#AC9D86 is a orange with RGB values 172, 157, 134 and HSL 36°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#AC9D86#AC9D86
HEX#AC9D86
RGBrgb(172, 157, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6157, 0.5255
RGB percentages67.5%, 61.6%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(36.3, 18.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.3, 22.1%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 22.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,312,518
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9D86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#536279

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A49D85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A087no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B39997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8695AC
Analogous#AC8A86, #A8AC86
Triadic#86AC9D, #9D86AC
Split complementary#86A8AC, #8A86AC
Tetradic#86AC8A, #8695AC, #AC86A8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE7E1
Lighter +20%#D6CEC3
Lighter +10%#C1B5A4
Darker −10%#978568
Darker −20%#796A53
Darker −30%#5B503E
Darker −40%#3D352A
More saturated +25%#C6A26D
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R172
G157
B134
Red172 (67.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue36.32°
Saturation (HSL)18.63%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 9D · B 86

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