Seal Brown (#59260B)

The hex code for Seal Brown is #59260B. It is rgb(89, 38, 11) in RGB, hsl(21, 78%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 88%, 65%) in CMYK — a dark brown. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#59260B

HEX#59260B

RGBrgb(89, 38, 11)

HSLhsl(21, 78%, 20%)

HSVhsv(21, 88%, 35%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 88%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(33.6% 0.084 45.2)

LABlab(22.42% 22.71 27.96)

LCHlch(22.42% 36.02 50.92)

Colors Closest to Seal Brown

Seal Brown is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Liver (Organ)#6C2E1FΔE 8.42 Philippine Brown#5D1916ΔE 11.53 Sangria#5E1916ΔE 11.59 Kobicha#6B4423ΔE 13.25 Philippine Bronze#6E3A07ΔE 13.27 Pullman Brown(ups Brown)#644117ΔE 13.63

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

#59260B Channel Values

How Seal Brown 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 89 · G 38 · B 11	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 21° · S 78% · L 20%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 21° · S 88% · V 35%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 57% · Y 88% · K 65%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	12.3:1 vs white · 1.71:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Seal Brown 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 text12.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Seal Brown

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Seal Brown; 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 Seal Brown

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 Seal Brown 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#59260B

Protanopia#33330A

Protanomaly#452E0A

Deuteranopia#3D3D04

Deuteranomaly#4A3507

Tritanopia#5A2424

Tritanomaly#5A251C

Achromatopsia#353535

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Using #59260B in Code

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

CSS custom property--seal-brown: #59260B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #59260B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'seal-brown': '#59260B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.149, blue: 0.043)

Android XML<color name="seal_brown">#59260B</color>

SVG fillfill="#59260B"

More Brown Colors

Seal Brown sits in the brownfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5c3f19 573800 5c5248 573500 62310e 573000 63310d 572400 63331c 571700 635147 563c0d 67330e 773d22 814112 8a5700 965a3e 9f2d00 b76e24 c46210 d08700 1c1917 381c10 47240a

#59260B Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Seal Brown?

The hex code for Seal Brown is #59260B. That is rgb(89, 38, 11) in RGB, hsl(21, 78%, 20%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 88%, 65%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #59260B?

#59260B is rgb(89, 38, 11) — red 89, green 38, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #59260B?

#59260B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 88%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #59260B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #59260B scores 12.3:1 against white and 1.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #59260B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #59260B 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 21.32, which is visibly different.

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