Palettes / Colors / #AC7253

#AC7253 — Muted Orange

#AC7253 is a orange color we call Muted Orange, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #AC7253 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AC7253 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #538DAC; it also sits naturally between #AC5360 and #AC9F53. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 45% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 52% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AC7253

.text { color: #AC7253; }
.background { background-color: #AC7253; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC7253; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 114, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 35%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC7253; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 114, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC7253; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 114, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC7253">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC7253">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #538DAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AC7253: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC7253

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AC7253 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AC7253 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC7253?

#AC7253 is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 172, 114, 83). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC7253?

#AC7253 is RGB 172, 114, 83 — HSL 21°, 35%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 52%, 33%.

What colors go with #AC7253?

Its complement is #538DAC; analogous partners are #AC5360 and #AC9F53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC7253 for text?

Black text on #AC7253 has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.97:1.