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#73532B Color

#73532B is rgb(115, 83, 43) in RGB, hsl(33, 46%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 63%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coyote Brown (#81613C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73532B
HEX#73532B
RGBrgb(115, 83, 43)
HSLhsl(33, 46%, 31%)
HSVhsv(33, 63%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 63%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(46.7% 0.07 70.8)
LABlab(38.13% 10.29 28.55)
LCHlch(38.13% 30.35 70.19)

What #73532B 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 #73532B, 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.

#73532B Channel Values

How #73532B 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 83 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 46% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 63% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 63% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73532B 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 text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #73532B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73532B; 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 #73532B

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73532B.

How #73532B 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#73532B
Protanopia#59592B
Protanomaly#65572B
Deuteranopia#5F5F29
Deuteranomaly#685A2A
Tritanopia#754F4F
Tritanomaly#745143
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73532B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73532b: #73532B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73532B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73532b': '#73532B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.325, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_73532b">#73532B</color>
SVG fillfill="#73532B"

More Brown Colors

#73532B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#73532B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73532B?

#73532B is a dark brown — rgb(115, 83, 43) in RGB and hsl(33, 46%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coyote Brown (#81613C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #73532B?

#73532B is rgb(115, 83, 43) — red 115, green 83, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73532B?

#73532B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 63%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73532B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #73532B scores 7:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73532B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73532B 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 22.04, which is visibly different.

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