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#71420A Color

#71420A is rgb(113, 66, 10) in RGB, hsl(33, 84%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 91%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Bronze (#6E3A07), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#71420A
HEX#71420A
RGBrgb(113, 66, 10)
HSLhsl(33, 84%, 24%)
HSVhsv(33, 91%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 91%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(42.6% 0.091 63.5)
LABlab(33.13% 17.87 39.15)
LCHlch(33.13% 43.03 65.46)

What #71420A 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 #71420A, 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.

#71420A Channel Values

How #71420A 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 113 · G 66 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 84% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 91% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 91% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.45:1 vs white · 2.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #71420A 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 text8.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #71420A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #71420A; 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 #71420A

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 #71420A.

How #71420A 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#71420A
Protanopia#4D4D08
Protanomaly#5D4909
Deuteranopia#555500
Deuteranomaly#614E04
Tritanopia#733E3E
Tritanomaly#724030
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #71420A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-71420a: #71420A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #71420A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-71420a': '#71420A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.259, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_71420a">#71420A</color>
SVG fillfill="#71420A"

More Brown Colors

#71420A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#71420A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #71420A?

#71420A is a dark brown — rgb(113, 66, 10) in RGB and hsl(33, 84%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Bronze (#6E3A07), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.07.

What is the RGB value of #71420A?

#71420A is rgb(113, 66, 10) — red 113, green 66, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #71420A?

#71420A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 91%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #71420A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #71420A scores 8.45:1 against white and 2.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #71420A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #71420A 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 11.53, which is visibly different.

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