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#AC7315 Color

#AC7315 is rgb(172, 115, 21) in RGB, hsl(37, 78%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 88%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC7315
HEX#AC7315
RGBrgb(172, 115, 21)
HSLhsl(37, 78%, 38%)
HSVhsv(37, 88%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 88%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.122 72.8)
LABlab(53.51% 17.94 55.29)
LCHlch(53.51% 58.13 72.03)

What #AC7315 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 #AC7315, 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.

#AC7315 Channel Values

How #AC7315 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 115 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 78% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 88% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 88% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC7315 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 text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC7315 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC7315

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC7315; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AC7315

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 #AC7315.

How #AC7315 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#AC7315
Protanopia#7F7F13
Protanomaly#937A14
Deuteranopia#898903
Deuteranomaly#98810B
Tritanopia#B06C6C
Tritanomaly#AE6F56
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC7315 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac7315: #AC7315;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC7315;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac7315': '#AC7315' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.451, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_ac7315">#AC7315</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC7315"

More Brown Colors

#AC7315 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC7315 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC7315?

#AC7315 is a dark brown — rgb(172, 115, 21) in RGB and hsl(37, 78%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.88.

What is the RGB value of #AC7315?

#AC7315 is rgb(172, 115, 21) — red 172, green 115, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC7315?

#AC7315 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 88%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC7315 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC7315 scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC7315 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC7315 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.77, which is visibly different.

Open #AC7315 in a Tool

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