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#AC532F Color

#AC532F is rgb(172, 83, 47) in RGB, hsl(17, 57%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 73%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sienna (#A0522D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC532F
HEX#AC532F
RGBrgb(172, 83, 47)
HSLhsl(17, 57%, 43%)
HSVhsv(17, 73%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 73%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.127 41.6)
LABlab(46.38% 35.37 38.18)
LCHlch(46.38% 52.04 47.19)

What #AC532F 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 #AC532F, 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.

#AC532F Channel Values

How #AC532F 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 172 · G 83 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 57% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 73% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 73% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.21:1 vs white · 4.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC532F 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 text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC532F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC532F; 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 #AC532F

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 #AC532F.

How #AC532F 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#AC532F
Protanopia#69692E
Protanomaly#89612E
Deuteranopia#7A7A26
Deuteranomaly#916C2A
Tritanopia#AD4F4F
Tritanomaly#AD5145
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC532F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac532f: #AC532F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC532F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac532f': '#AC532F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.325, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_ac532f">#AC532F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC532F"

More Brown Colors

#AC532F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC532F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC532F?

#AC532F is a mid-tone brown — rgb(172, 83, 47) in RGB and hsl(17, 57%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sienna (#A0522D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #AC532F?

#AC532F is rgb(172, 83, 47) — red 172, green 83, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC532F?

#AC532F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 73%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC532F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC532F scores 5.21:1 against white and 4.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC532F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC532F 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 5.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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