#ac8c81

Color #ac8c81

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8c81

RGB

rgb(172, 140, 129)

HSL

hsl(15.3, 20.6%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.3, 25%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 25%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(60.88, 10.38, 10.44)

LCH

lch(60.88, 14.72, 45.17)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0423, 39.82)

HWB

hwb(15.3, 50.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81a1ac

Analogous

#ac818b

#ac8c81

#aca181

Triadic

#ac8c81

#81ac8c

#8c81ac

Split-complementary

#ac8c81

#81aca1

#818bac

Tetradic

#ac8c81

#a1ac81

#81a1ac

#8c81ac

Square

#ac8c81

#8bac81

#81a1ac

#a181ac

Shades

Color #ac8c81 mixed toward black.

#977164

#795a50

#5b443c

#3c2d28

#1e1714

Tints

Color #ac8c81 mixed toward white.

#ba9f96

#c8b2ab

#d5c5c0

#e3d9d5

#f1ecea

Tones

Color #ac8c81 mixed toward gray.

#a88e85

#a58f88

#a1918c

#9e938f

#9a9593

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f84 · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a384 · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#ab8686 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8c81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8c81]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#ac8c81 (#ac8c81) is rgb(172, 140, 129) in RGB.

No, #ac8c81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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