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#AA672C Color

#AA672C is rgb(170, 103, 44) in RGB, hsl(28, 59%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 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 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA672C
HEX#AA672C
RGBrgb(170, 103, 44)
HSLhsl(28, 59%, 42%)
HSVhsv(28, 74%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 74%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.113 58.7)
LABlab(50.48% 24.06 43.72)
LCHlch(50.48% 49.90 61.18)

What #AA672C 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 #AA672C, 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.

#AA672C Channel Values

How #AA672C 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 103 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 59% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 74% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 74% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.48:1 vs white · 4.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA672C 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA672C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA672C; 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 #AA672C

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA672C.

How #AA672C 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#AA672C
Protanopia#76762B
Protanomaly#8E702B
Deuteranopia#828224
Deuteranomaly#947827
Tritanopia#AD6262
Tritanomaly#AC6451
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA672C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa672c: #AA672C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA672C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa672c': '#AA672C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.404, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_aa672c">#AA672C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA672C"

More Brown Colors

#AA672C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA672C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA672C?

#AA672C is a mid-tone brown — rgb(170, 103, 44) in RGB and hsl(28, 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 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #AA672C?

#AA672C is rgb(170, 103, 44) — red 170, green 103, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA672C?

#AA672C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 74%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA672C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA672C scores 4.48:1 against white and 4.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA672C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA672C 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 11.82, which is visibly different.

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