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#773E18 Color

#773E18 is rgb(119, 62, 24) in RGB, hsl(24, 66%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 80%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russet (#80461B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#773E18
HEX#773E18
RGBrgb(119, 62, 24)
HSLhsl(24, 66%, 28%)
HSVhsv(24, 80%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 80%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(42.9% 0.094 51)
LABlab(33.16% 23.23 33.66)
LCHlch(33.16% 40.90 55.38)

What #773E18 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 #773E18, 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.

#773E18 Channel Values

How #773E18 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 119 · G 62 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 66% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 80% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 80% · K 53%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 #773E18 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 #773E18

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #773E18; 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 #773E18

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 #773E18.

How #773E18 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#773E18
Protanopia#4C4C17
Protanomaly#604617
Deuteranopia#565610
Deuteranomaly#654E14
Tritanopia#783B3B
Tritanomaly#783C30
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #773E18 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-773e18: #773E18;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #773E18;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-773e18': '#773E18' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.243, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_773e18">#773E18</color>
SVG fillfill="#773E18"

More Brown Colors

#773E18 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#773E18 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #773E18?

#773E18 is a dark brown — rgb(119, 62, 24) in RGB and hsl(24, 66%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russet (#80461B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.01.

What is the RGB value of #773E18?

#773E18 is rgb(119, 62, 24) — red 119, green 62, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #773E18?

#773E18 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 80%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #773E18 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #773E18 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 #773E18 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #773E18 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 10.43, which is visibly different.

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