#AC7136
Closest named color: Leather (#AC7434). oklch(60% 0.106 63.2), rgb(172, 113, 54).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.16:1).
About this color
#AC7136 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 63°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Leather (#AC7434), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.16:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.106) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Leather (#AC7434) |
| Black text | 5.16:1 |
| White text | 4.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AC7136 |
| RGB | rgb(172, 113, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 52%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.106 63.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AC7136 | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AC7136 | 5.16:1 | AA | Lc 36.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AC7136 text on white | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AC7136 text on black | 5.16:1 | AA | Lc -34.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E0
oklch(93.6% 0.015 64.3)
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Step 200
200
#E7D6C6
oklch(88.6% 0.029 65.7)
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Step 300
300
#D9BA9F
oklch(80.9% 0.051 63.1)
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Step 400
400
#C6966A
oklch(70.8% 0.083 63.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AC7136
oklch(60% 0.106 63.2)
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Step 600
600
#A1621C
oklch(55.5% 0.114 63.2)
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Step 700
700
#8A510C
oklch(49.1% 0.107 63.3)
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Step 800
800
#704310
oklch(42.7% 0.088 63.7)
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Step 900
900
#5B3916
oklch(37.8% 0.069 63.6)
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Step 950
950
#35210E
oklch(26.8% 0.043 62.7)
#AC7136 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #847630 | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #918337 | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BB6464 | 0.079 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.106 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AC7136
#AC7136
oklch(60% 0.106 63.2)
- #4187BA
#4187BA
oklch(60.1% 0.105 242.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AC7136, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.009
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.013
- Caramel #AF6F09 ΔE 0.025
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.029
- Brown Orange #B96902 ΔE 0.033
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.034
- Copper #B66325 ΔE 0.034
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.035
Use #AC7136 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.