#24120A Color

#24120A is rgb(36, 18, 10) in RGB, hsl(18, 57%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 72%, 86%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Root Beer (#290E05), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#24120A

HEX#24120A

RGBrgb(36, 18, 10)

HSLhsl(18, 57%, 9%)

HSVhsv(18, 72%, 14%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 72%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(20.6% 0.034 44.4)

LABlab(7.63% 8.82 7.49)

LCHlch(7.63% 11.57 40.33)

What #24120A 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 #24120A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Root Beer#290E05ΔE 5.21 Zinnwaldite Brown#2C1608ΔE 5.53 Licorice#1A1110ΔE 7.4 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 10.43 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 11.44 Off Black#1A1A1AΔE 11.69

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#24120A Channel Values

How #24120A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 36 · G 18 · B 10	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 18° · S 57% · L 9%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 18° · S 72% · V 14%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 50% · Y 72% · K 86%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	18.01:1 vs white · 1.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #24120A 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.

TextWhite text18.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #24120A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #24120A; 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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Tints & Shades of #24120A

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.

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How #24120A 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#24120A

Protanopia#16160A

Protanomaly#1C140A

Deuteranopia#191909

Deuteranomaly#1E1709

Tritanopia#241111

Tritanomaly#24110F

Achromatopsia#171717

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Using #24120A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-24120a: #24120A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #24120A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-24120a': '#24120A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.071, blue: 0.039)

Android XML<color name="color_24120a">#24120A</color>

SVG fillfill="#24120A"

More Brown Colors

#24120A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

241c15 241205 290e05 1f1400 2c1608 1f0800 2d1606 1c1917 2d1c0c 1b0d04 302313 100c08 3b3024 483c32 563c0d 652610 704214 7e2a0c 894b00 945900 9e4200 b75b1a c46210 d17d00

#24120A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #24120A?

#24120A is a darkest brown — rgb(36, 18, 10) in RGB and hsl(18, 57%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Root Beer (#290E05), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #24120A?

#24120A is rgb(36, 18, 10) — red 36, green 18, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #24120A?

#24120A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 72%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #24120A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #24120A scores 18.01:1 against white and 1.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #24120A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #24120A 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.86, which is visibly different.

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