#ac8e75

Color #ac8e75

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8e75

RGB

rgb(172, 142, 117)

HSL

hsl(27.3, 24.9%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.3, 32%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 32%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(61.14, 7.57, 17.57)

LCH

lch(61.14, 19.13, 66.69)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0508, 61.57)

HWB

hwb(27.3, 45.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7593ac

Analogous

#ac7578

#ac8e75

#acaa75

Triadic

#ac8e75

#75ac8e

#8e75ac

Split-complementary

#ac8e75

#75acaa

#7578ac

Tetradic

#ac8e75

#93ac75

#7593ac

#8e75ac

Square

#ac8e75

#78ac75

#7593ac

#aa75ac

Shades

Color #ac8e75 mixed toward black.

#96765a

#785e48

#5a4736

#3c2f24

#1e1812

Tints

Color #ac8e75 mixed toward white.

#baa18c

#c8b4a3

#d6c7ba

#e3d9d1

#f1ece8

Tones

Color #ac8e75 mixed toward gray.

#a78f7a

#a38f7e

#9e8f83

#9a9087

#95908c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a07c · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a47d · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#ab8182 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8e75;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8e75]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Chocolate #d2691e

Peru #cd853f

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ac8e75 (#ac8e75) is rgb(172, 142, 117) in RGB.

No, #ac8e75 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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