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#AC7435 Color

#AC7435 is rgb(172, 116, 53) in RGB, hsl(32, 53%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 69%, 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 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC7435
HEX#AC7435
RGBrgb(172, 116, 53)
HSLhsl(32, 53%, 44%)
HSVhsv(32, 69%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 69%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.106 66.5)
LABlab(53.94% 18.33 43.02)
LCHlch(53.94% 46.76 66.93)

What #AC7435 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 #AC7435, 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.

#AC7435 Channel Values

How #AC7435 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 116 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 53% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 69% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 69% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.96:1 vs white · 5.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC7435 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 text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC7435 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC7435

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC7435; 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 #AC7435

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 #AC7435.

How #AC7435 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#AC7435
Protanopia#808034
Protanomaly#947B34
Deuteranopia#8A8A2F
Deuteranomaly#998232
Tritanopia#AF6E6E
Tritanomaly#AE715D
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC7435 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac7435: #AC7435;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC7435;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac7435': '#AC7435' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.455, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_ac7435">#AC7435</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC7435"

More Brown Colors

#AC7435 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC7435 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC7435?

#AC7435 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(172, 116, 53) in RGB and hsl(32, 53%, 44%) 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 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #AC7435?

#AC7435 is rgb(172, 116, 53) — red 172, green 116, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC7435?

#AC7435 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 69%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC7435 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC7435 scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC7435 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC7435 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.4, which is visibly different.

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