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#65331A Color

#65331A is rgb(101, 51, 26) in RGB, hsl(20, 59%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 74%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65331A
HEX#65331A
RGBrgb(101, 51, 26)
HSLhsl(20, 59%, 25%)
HSVhsv(20, 74%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 74%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(38.1% 0.081 45.7)
LABlab(27.66% 21.36 25.91)
LCHlch(27.66% 33.58 50.51)

What #65331A 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 #65331A, 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.

#65331A Channel Values

How #65331A 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 101 · G 51 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 59% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 74% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 74% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.29:1 vs white · 2.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65331A 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 text10.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #65331A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65331A; 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 #65331A

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 #65331A 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#65331A
Protanopia#3F3F19
Protanomaly#513B1A
Deuteranopia#484815
Deuteranomaly#554117
Tritanopia#663131
Tritanomaly#663229
Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #65331A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65331a: #65331A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65331A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65331a': '#65331A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.200, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_65331a">#65331A</color>
SVG fillfill="#65331A"

More Brown Colors

#65331A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#65331A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65331A?

#65331A is a dark brown — rgb(101, 51, 26) in RGB and hsl(20, 59%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #65331A?

#65331A is rgb(101, 51, 26) — red 101, green 51, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65331A?

#65331A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 74%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65331A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #65331A scores 10.29:1 against white and 2.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65331A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65331A 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 19.89, which is visibly different.

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