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#59370D Color

#59370D is rgb(89, 55, 13) in RGB, hsl(33, 75%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 85%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pullman Brown(ups Brown) (#644117), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#59370D
HEX#59370D
RGBrgb(89, 55, 13)
HSLhsl(33, 75%, 20%)
HSVhsv(33, 85%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 85%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(37% 0.073 66.8)
LABlab(26.69% 12.83 31.01)
LCHlch(26.69% 33.56 67.52)

What #59370D 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 #59370D, 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.

#59370D Channel Values

How #59370D 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 89 · G 55 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 75% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 85% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 85% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.62:1 vs white · 1.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #59370D 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 text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #59370D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #59370D; 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 #59370D

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 #59370D.

How #59370D 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#59370D
Protanopia#3E3E0C
Protanomaly#4A3C0D
Deuteranopia#444408
Deuteranomaly#4D3F0A
Tritanopia#5B3434
Tritanomaly#5A3529
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #59370D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-59370d: #59370D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #59370D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-59370d': '#59370D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.216, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_59370d">#59370D</color>
SVG fillfill="#59370D"

More Brown Colors

#59370D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#59370D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #59370D?

#59370D is a dark brown — rgb(89, 55, 13) in RGB and hsl(33, 75%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pullman Brown(ups Brown) (#644117), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #59370D?

#59370D is rgb(89, 55, 13) — red 89, green 55, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #59370D?

#59370D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 85%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #59370D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #59370D scores 10.62:1 against white and 1.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #59370D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #59370D 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 21.68, which is visibly different.

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