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#39250A Color

#39250A is rgb(57, 37, 10) in RGB, hsl(34, 70%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 82%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39250A
HEX#39250A
RGBrgb(57, 37, 10)
HSLhsl(34, 70%, 13%)
HSVhsv(34, 82%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 82%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(28.3% 0.05 71.1)
LABlab(16.77% 7.51 20.36)
LCHlch(16.77% 21.70 69.75)

What #39250A 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 #39250A, 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.

#39250A Channel Values

How #39250A 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 57 · G 37 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 70% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 82% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 82% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.55:1 vs white · 1.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39250A 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 text14.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #39250A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39250A; 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 #39250A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #39250A.

How #39250A 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#39250A
Protanopia#29290A
Protanomaly#30280A
Deuteranopia#2D2D08
Deuteranomaly#322A09
Tritanopia#3A2323
Tritanomaly#3A241B
Achromatopsia#292929

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Using #39250A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-39250a: #39250A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39250A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39250a': '#39250A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.145, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_39250a">#39250A</color>
SVG fillfill="#39250A"

More Brown Colors

#39250A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#39250A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39250A?

#39250A is a darkest brown — rgb(57, 37, 10) in RGB and hsl(34, 70%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.56.

What is the RGB value of #39250A?

#39250A is rgb(57, 37, 10) — red 57, green 37, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39250A?

#39250A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 82%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39250A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #39250A scores 14.55:1 against white and 1.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39250A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39250A 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 27.43, which is a different colour altogether.

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