#ac8a78

Color #ac8a78

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8a78

RGB

rgb(172, 138, 120)

HSL

hsl(20.8, 23.9%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.8, 30.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 30.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(60.16, 10.21, 14.54)

LCH

lch(60.16, 17.77, 54.92)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0491, 49.37)

HWB

hwb(20.8, 47.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#789aac

Analogous

#ac7880

#ac8a78

#aca478

Triadic

#ac8a78

#78ac8a

#8a78ac

Split-complementary

#ac8a78

#78aca4

#7880ac

Tetradic

#ac8a78

#9aac78

#789aac

#8a78ac

Square

#ac8a78

#80ac78

#789aac

#a478ac

Shades

Color #ac8a78 mixed toward black.

#97715d

#795a4a

#5b4438

#3c2d25

#1e1713

Tints

Color #ac8a78 mixed toward white.

#ba9e8f

#c8b1a5

#d6c5bc

#e3d8d2

#f1ece9

Tones

Color #ac8a78 mixed toward gray.

#a88b7c

#a38d81

#9f8e85

#9b8f89

#96918e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e7d · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#a0a37e · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#ab8081 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8a78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8a78]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ac8a78 (#ac8a78) is rgb(172, 138, 120) in RGB.

No, #ac8a78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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