Leather #AC7434
Leather is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown with hex code #AC7434 and RGB rgb(172, 116, 52).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.30:1).
About this color
#AC7434 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 67°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Leather. Black text reads best on it, at 5.30:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.106) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Leather |
| Black text | 5.30:1 |
| White text | 3.96:1 |
Colors that go with Leather
Matches found by rotating Leather around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Leather
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Leather, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Leather, with their ΔE distance.
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.017
- Caramel #AF6F09 ΔE 0.023
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.029
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.031
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.033
- Brown Orange #B96902 ΔE 0.034
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.034
- Bronze #A87900 ΔE 0.035
More about Leather
How to make Leather
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts brown
- 3 parts yellow
- 1 part red
Recipe result: #AB712E, a difference of ΔE 0.008 from Leather. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Leather in every format
| HEX | #AC7434 |
| RGB | rgb(172, 116, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 54%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.106 66.8) |
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 #AC7434 | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AC7434 | 5.30:1 | AA | Lc 37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AC7434 text on white | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AC7434 text on black | 5.30:1 | AA | Lc -34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Leather
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
#F9F5F1
oklch(97.2% 0.007 67.7)
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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
#D8BB9E
oklch(81% 0.052 67)
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Step 400
400
#C49768
oklch(70.8% 0.083 67)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AC7434
oklch(60.5% 0.106 66.8)
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Step 600
600
#A06415
oklch(55.7% 0.116 66.8)
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Step 700
700
#895203
oklch(49.1% 0.108 66.1)
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Step 800
800
#6F440B
oklch(42.8% 0.089 66.9)
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Step 900
900
#5A3913
oklch(37.6% 0.07 66.2)
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Step 950
950
#35220D
oklch(27.1% 0.044 66.7)
Leather 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) | #86782D | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #948535 | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BB6766 | 0.083 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.106 |
Use Leather 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.