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#60391A Color

#60391A is rgb(96, 57, 26) in RGB, hsl(27, 57%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 73%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kobicha (#6B4423), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60391A
HEX#60391A
RGBrgb(96, 57, 26)
HSLhsl(27, 57%, 24%)
HSVhsv(27, 73%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 73%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(38.5% 0.071 56.9)
LABlab(28.38% 15.54 26.40)
LCHlch(28.38% 30.64 59.51)

What #60391A 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 #60391A, 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.

#60391A Channel Values

How #60391A 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 96 · G 57 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 57% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 73% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 73% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.01:1 vs white · 2.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60391A 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 text10.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #60391A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60391A; 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 #60391A

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 #60391A 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#60391A
Protanopia#424219
Protanomaly#4F3E1A
Deuteranopia#494916
Deuteranomaly#534318
Tritanopia#623636
Tritanomaly#61372D
Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #60391A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60391a: #60391A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60391A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60391a': '#60391A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.224, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_60391a">#60391A</color>
SVG fillfill="#60391A"

More Brown Colors

#60391A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#60391A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60391A?

#60391A is a dark brown — rgb(96, 57, 26) in RGB and hsl(27, 57%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kobicha (#6B4423), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.67.

What is the RGB value of #60391A?

#60391A is rgb(96, 57, 26) — red 96, green 57, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60391A?

#60391A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 73%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60391A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #60391A scores 10.01:1 against white and 2.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60391A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60391A 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 21.87, which is visibly different.

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