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#762304 Color

#762304 is rgb(118, 35, 4) in RGB, hsl(16, 93%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 97%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smokey Topaz (#832A0D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#762304
HEX#762304
RGBrgb(118, 35, 4)
HSLhsl(16, 93%, 24%)
HSVhsv(16, 97%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 97%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.122 37.8)
LABlab(27.42% 35.95 37.79)
LCHlch(27.42% 52.16 46.43)

What #762304 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 #762304, 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.

#762304 Channel Values

How #762304 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 118 · G 35 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 93% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 97% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 97% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.43:1 vs white · 2.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #762304 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 text10.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #762304

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #762304; 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 #762304

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 #762304 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#762304
Protanopia#3C3C02
Protanomaly#593303
Deuteranopia#4B4B00
Deuteranomaly#5F3F00
Tritanopia#772121
Tritanomaly#762218
Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #762304 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-762304: #762304;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #762304;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-762304': '#762304' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.137, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_762304">#762304</color>
SVG fillfill="#762304"

More Brown Colors

#762304 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#762304 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #762304?

#762304 is a dark brown — rgb(118, 35, 4) in RGB and hsl(16, 93%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smokey Topaz (#832A0D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.29.

What is the RGB value of #762304?

#762304 is rgb(118, 35, 4) — red 118, green 35, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #762304?

#762304 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 97%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #762304 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #762304 scores 10.43:1 against white and 2.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #762304 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #762304 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 maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 12.7, which is visibly different.

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