#ac9172

Color #ac9172

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.78 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9172

RGB

rgb(172, 145, 114)

HSL

hsl(32.1, 25.9%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(32.1, 33.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 33.7%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(61.86, 5.5, 20.24)

LCH

lch(61.86, 20.97, 74.8)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0542, 70.6)

HWB

hwb(32.1, 44.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#728dac

Analogous

#ac7472

#ac9172

#aaac72

Triadic

#ac9172

#72ac91

#9172ac

Split-complementary

#ac9172

#72aaac

#7472ac

Tetradic

#ac9172

#8dac72

#728dac

#9172ac

Square

#ac9172

#72ac74

#728dac

#ac72aa

Shades

Color #ac9172 mixed toward black.

#967958

#786147

#5a4935

#3c3123

#1e1812

Tints

Color #ac9172 mixed toward white.

#baa38a

#c8b6a1

#d6c8b9

#e3dad0

#f1ede8

Tones

Color #ac9172 mixed toward gray.

#a79177

#a2907c

#9e9081

#999085

#948f8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a17a · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a47c · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#ab8182 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9172;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9172]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Burlywood #deb887

Linen #faf0e6

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#ac9172 (#ac9172) is rgb(172, 145, 114) in RGB.

No, #ac9172 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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