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#73320D Color

#73320D is rgb(115, 50, 13) in RGB, hsl(22, 80%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 89%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Bronze (#6E3A07), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73320D
HEX#73320D
RGBrgb(115, 50, 13)
HSLhsl(22, 80%, 25%)
HSVhsv(22, 89%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 89%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(40% 0.103 45.8)
LABlab(29.73% 27.69 35.57)
LCHlch(29.73% 45.07 52.10)

What #73320D 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 #73320D, 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.

#73320D Channel Values

How #73320D 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 115 · G 50 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 80% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 89% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 89% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.58:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73320D 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 text9.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #73320D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73320D; 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 #73320D

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 #73320D 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#73320D
Protanopia#43430B
Protanomaly#5A3D0C
Deuteranopia#4F4F00
Deuteranomaly#5F4506
Tritanopia#742F2F
Tritanomaly#743025
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #73320D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73320d: #73320D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73320D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73320d': '#73320D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.196, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_73320d">#73320D</color>
SVG fillfill="#73320D"

More Brown Colors

#73320D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#73320D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73320D?

#73320D is a dark brown — rgb(115, 50, 13) in RGB and hsl(22, 80%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Bronze (#6E3A07), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.27.

What is the RGB value of #73320D?

#73320D is rgb(115, 50, 13) — red 115, green 50, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73320D?

#73320D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 89%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73320D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #73320D scores 9.58:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73320D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73320D 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 10.17, which is visibly different.

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