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#AA612C Color

#AA612C is rgb(170, 97, 44) in RGB, hsl(25, 59%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 74%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper (#B87333), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA612C
HEX#AA612C
RGBrgb(170, 97, 44)
HSLhsl(25, 59%, 42%)
HSVhsv(25, 74%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 74%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.116 53.7)
LABlab(49.09% 27.23 42.35)
LCHlch(49.09% 50.35 57.25)

What #AA612C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AA612C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#AA612C Channel Values

How #AA612C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 97 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 59% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 74% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 74% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA612C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA612C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA612C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AA612C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #AA612C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AA612C
Protanopia#72722B
Protanomaly#8C6B2B
Deuteranopia#7F7F24
Deuteranomaly#927427
Tritanopia#AC5C5C
Tritanomaly#AB5E4D
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA612C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aa612c: #AA612C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA612C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa612c': '#AA612C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.380, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_aa612c">#AA612C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA612C"

More Brown Colors

#AA612C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA612C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA612C?

#AA612C is a mid-tone brown — rgb(170, 97, 44) in RGB and hsl(25, 59%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper (#B87333), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #AA612C?

#AA612C is rgb(170, 97, 44) — red 170, green 97, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA612C?

#AA612C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 74%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA612C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA612C scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA612C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA612C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 8.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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