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#5A330C Color

#5A330C is rgb(90, 51, 12) in RGB, hsl(30, 76%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 87%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pullman Brown(ups Brown) (#644117), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A330C
HEX#5A330C
RGBrgb(90, 51, 12)
HSLhsl(30, 76%, 20%)
HSVhsv(30, 87%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 87%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(36.3% 0.076 60.5)
LABlab(25.77% 15.69 30.73)
LCHlch(25.77% 34.50 62.96)

What #5A330C 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 #5A330C, 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.

#5A330C Channel Values

How #5A330C 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 90 · G 51 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 76% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 87% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 87% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.97:1 vs white · 1.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A330C 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 text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5A330C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A330C; 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 #5A330C

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 #5A330C 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#5A330C
Protanopia#3C3C0B
Protanomaly#4A380B
Deuteranopia#434306
Deuteranomaly#4D3D08
Tritanopia#5C3030
Tritanomaly#5B3126
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #5A330C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5a330c: #5A330C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A330C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a330c': '#5A330C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.200, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_5a330c">#5A330C</color>
SVG fillfill="#5A330C"

More Brown Colors

#5A330C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5A330C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A330C?

#5A330C is a dark brown — rgb(90, 51, 12) in RGB and hsl(30, 76%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pullman Brown(ups Brown) (#644117), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #5A330C?

#5A330C is rgb(90, 51, 12) — red 90, green 51, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A330C?

#5A330C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 87%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A330C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5A330C scores 10.97:1 against white and 1.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A330C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A330C 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 20.46, which is visibly different.

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