#ac7874

Color #ac7874

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.32 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 14.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ac7874

RGB

rgb(172, 120, 116)

HSL

hsl(4.3, 25.2%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.3, 32.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 32.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(55.55, 19.81, 10.37)

LCH

lch(55.55, 22.36, 27.63)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.066, 24.04)

HWB

hwb(4.3, 45.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74a8ac

Analogous

#ac748c

#ac7874

#ac9474

Triadic

#ac7874

#74ac78

#7874ac

Split-complementary

#ac7874

#74ac94

#748cac

Tetradic

#ac7874

#a8ac74

#74a8ac

#7874ac

Square

#ac7874

#8cac74

#74a8ac

#9474ac

Shades

Color #ac7874 mixed toward black.

#965e5a

#784b48

#5a3836

#3c2624

#1e1312

Tints

Color #ac7874 mixed toward white.

#ba8f8b

#c8a5a2

#d6bcba

#e3d2d1

#f1e9e8

Tones

Color #ac7874 mixed toward gray.

#a77c79

#a3807d

#9e8482

#998887

#958c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989875 · ΔE 28

Deuteranopia

#9b9f75 · ΔE 30.5

Tritanopia

#aa7676 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 18.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac7874;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac7874]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ac7874 (#ac7874) is rgb(172, 120, 116) in RGB.

No, #ac7874 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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