Information about #AC8985 color

#AC8985 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC8985 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 137, 133) — 67.5% red, 53.7% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 15 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AC8985 reads as a softly toned earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cherry Blossom Mouse (#AC8181). Slightly further away sit Grayish Vermilion (#A8887D) and Ecru Ochre (#A48D83).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 137, 133) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AC8985 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AC8985 color variations

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

#AC8985 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 #AC8985

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC8985
  • RGB172, 137, 133
  • CMYK0, 14, 15, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 137, 133)
  • HSL6°, 19%, 60%
  • HSL Precise6.154°, 19.024%, 59.804%
  • HSV6°, 23%, 67%
  • HSB6°, 23%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.537, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.537, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.537, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAC8985
  • DECIMAL ID11307397
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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