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#AC583E Color

#AC583E is rgb(172, 88, 62) in RGB, hsl(14, 47%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 64%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (Crayola) (#AF593E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC583E
HEX#AC583E
RGBrgb(172, 88, 62)
HSLhsl(14, 47%, 46%)
HSVhsv(14, 64%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 64%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.117 37.9)
LABlab(47.58% 33.48 31.27)
LCHlch(47.58% 45.81 43.04)

What #AC583E 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 #AC583E, 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 red in the library.

#AC583E Channel Values

How #AC583E 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 88 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 47% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 64% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 64% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.98:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC583E 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 text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC583E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC583E; 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 #AC583E

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

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How #AC583E 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#AC583E
Protanopia#6C6C3D
Protanomaly#8A653D
Deuteranopia#7C7C38
Deuteranomaly#926F3A
Tritanopia#AD5555
Tritanomaly#AD564D
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC583E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac583e: #AC583E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC583E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac583e': '#AC583E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.345, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_ac583e">#AC583E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC583E"

More Red Colors

#AC583E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC583E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC583E?

#AC583E is a mid-tone red — rgb(172, 88, 62) in RGB and hsl(14, 47%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (Crayola) (#AF593E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.33.

What is the RGB value of #AC583E?

#AC583E is rgb(172, 88, 62) — red 172, green 88, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC583E?

#AC583E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 64%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC583E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC583E scores 4.98:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC583E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC583E 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 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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