Information about #AC6D5A color

#AC6D5A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC6D5A falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 109, 90) — 67.5% red, 42.7% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 32 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AC6D5A is a moderately toned earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Santa Fe (#B16D52). Slightly further away sit Pinkish Brown (#B17261) and Claypot (#AB6950).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 109, 90) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AC6D5A: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AC6D5A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AC6D5A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AC6D5A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Coral Tree color link
Coral Tree

#AB6E67

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Toast color link
Toast

#9F715F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC6D5A
  • RGB172, 109, 90
  • CMYK0, 25, 32, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 109, 90)
  • HSL14°, 33%, 51%
  • HSL Precise13.902°, 33.065%, 51.373%
  • HSV14°, 48%, 67%
  • HSB14°, 48%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.427, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.427, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.427, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAC6D5A
  • DECIMAL ID11300186
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01