#ac9825 Color Information

#ac9825 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ac9825, and its official name is High Strung. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 59.6% Green, and 14.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 11.6% Magenta, 78.5% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 51.1°, with saturation of 64.6% and lightness of 41%. The decimal value for #ac9825 is 11311141, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ac9825 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#ac9825 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorHigh Strung Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 152, 37 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 59.6%, 14.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 0.404, 0.855 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.116, 0.785, 0.325 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color51.1°, 64.6%, 41.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color51.1°, 78.5%, 67.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color28.575, 31.361, 6.297 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color60, 172, 37 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11311141 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.811, -4.746, 58.536 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.811, 58.728, 94.635 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.811, 18.676, 62.603 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color56.001, -6.918, 32.533 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.431, 0.473, 31.361 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289501221 / 0xffac9825 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999933 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #ac9825

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ac9825, its pure hue is 51.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.6%, and its lightness is 41.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ac9825, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161305 to #978520.

Tints of #ac9825

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ac9825, its pure hue is 51.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.6%, and its lightness is 41.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ac9825, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b6a540 to #f5f2e4.

Tones of #ac9825

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ac9825, its pure hue is 51.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ac9825, which range from #696969 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d1b200 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ac9825

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ac9825! For #ac9825, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ac9825. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ac9825

This color, #ac9825, consists of 67.5% Red, 59.6% Green, and 14.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 152, Blue = 37. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ac9825 is 0% Cyan, 11.6% Magenta, 78.5% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C0.0%
G59.6%
M11.6%
B14.5%
Y78.5%
K32.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 152 37
Octal 254 230 45
Hexa #ac #98 #25
Binary 10101100 10011000 00100101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 11 78 32
Octal 0 13 116 40
Hexa #00 #0b #4e #20
Binary 00000000 00001011 01001110 00100000

Analogous Colors of #ac9825

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ac9825 — which has hue 51.1° — its analogous colors are located at 21.1° and 81.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac9825.

Triadic Colors of #ac9825

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ac9825 — which has hue 51.1° — its triadic colors are located at 51.1° and 291.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac9825.

Complementary Color of #ac9825

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ac9825 — which has hue 51.1° — its complementary color is located at 231.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac9825.

Split Complementary Colors of #ac9825

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ac9825 — which has hue 51.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 51.1° and 261.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac9825.

Tetradic Colors of #ac9825

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ac9825 — which has hue 51.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 321.1°, 51.1°, 141.1°, and 231.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac9825.

Monochromatic Colors of #ac9825

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ac9825, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4d451c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #eed64c (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ac9825

We want to make getting started with #ac9825 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ac9825 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ac9825 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ac9825 with other HTML elements.

#ac9825 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ac9825.
<span style="color: #ac9825;">The color of this text is #ac9825.</span>

#ac9825 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ac9825.
<div style="background-color: #ac9825; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ac9825.</div>

#ac9825 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ac9825.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ac9825;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ac9825.</span>

#ac9825 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ac9825.
<div style="border: #ac9825 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ac9825.</div>

#ac9825 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac9825 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac9825; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac9825 on a white background.</div></div>

#ac9825 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac9825 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac9825; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac9825 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ac9825 to White

This is a gradient from #ac9825 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac9825,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac9825,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac9825,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac9825,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac9825 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ac9825 to Black

This is a gradient from #ac9825 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac9825,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac9825,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac9825,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac9825,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac9825 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ac9825

In addition to using #ac9825 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ac9825 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ac9825, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 152, Blue = 37). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ac9825 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ac9825
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 152, 37)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ac9825; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ac9825; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ac9825; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 152, 37);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ac9825")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:152, blue:37, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:152 blue:37 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 152f, 37f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 152, 37);
 

#ac9825 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ac9825 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ac9825 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ac9825 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ac9825 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ac9825 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ac9825 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ac9825 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text