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#AC652F Color

#AC652F is rgb(172, 101, 47) in RGB, hsl(26, 57%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 73%, 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 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC652F
HEX#AC652F
RGBrgb(172, 101, 47)
HSLhsl(26, 57%, 43%)
HSVhsv(26, 73%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 73%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.114 55.1)
LABlab(50.31% 26.08 42.22)
LCHlch(50.31% 49.62 58.29)

What #AC652F 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 #AC652F, 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.

#AC652F Channel Values

How #AC652F 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 101 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 57% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 73% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 73% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.51:1 vs white · 4.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC652F 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 text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC652F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC652F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC652F; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AC652F

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC652F.

How #AC652F 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#AC652F
Protanopia#75752E
Protanomaly#8E6F2E
Deuteranopia#828227
Deuteranomaly#95782B
Tritanopia#AE6060
Tritanomaly#AD6251
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC652F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac652f: #AC652F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC652F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac652f': '#AC652F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.396, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_ac652f">#AC652F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC652F"

More Brown Colors

#AC652F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC652F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC652F?

#AC652F is a mid-tone brown — rgb(172, 101, 47) in RGB and hsl(26, 57%, 43%) 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 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #AC652F?

#AC652F is rgb(172, 101, 47) — red 172, green 101, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC652F?

#AC652F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 73%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC652F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC652F scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC652F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC652F 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 9.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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