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#AC771B Color

#AC771B is rgb(172, 119, 27) in RGB, hsl(38, 73%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 84%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC771B
HEX#AC771B
RGBrgb(172, 119, 27)
HSLhsl(38, 73%, 39%)
HSVhsv(38, 84%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 84%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.12 75.2)
LABlab(54.52% 15.91 54.26)
LCHlch(54.52% 56.55 73.66)

What #AC771B 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 #AC771B, 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.

#AC771B Channel Values

How #AC771B 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 119 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 73% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 84% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 84% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC771B 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC771B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC771B; 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 #AC771B

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 #AC771B.

How #AC771B 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#AC771B
Protanopia#828219
Protanomaly#957E1A
Deuteranopia#8B8B0F
Deuteranomaly#9A8414
Tritanopia#B07070
Tritanomaly#AE735A
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC771B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac771b: #AC771B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC771B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac771b': '#AC771B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.467, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_ac771b">#AC771B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC771B"

More Brown Colors

#AC771B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC771B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC771B?

#AC771B is a dark brown — rgb(172, 119, 27) in RGB and hsl(38, 73%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #AC771B?

#AC771B is rgb(172, 119, 27) — red 172, green 119, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC771B?

#AC771B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 84%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC771B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC771B scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC771B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC771B 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 10.25, which is visibly different.

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