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#832601 Color

#832601 is rgb(131, 38, 1) in RGB, hsl(17, 98%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 99%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smokey Topaz (#832A0D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#832601
HEX#832601
RGBrgb(131, 38, 1)
HSLhsl(17, 98%, 26%)
HSVhsv(17, 99%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 99%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(41.1% 0.134 38)
LABlab(30.50% 39.45 42.66)
LCHlch(30.50% 58.10 47.24)

What #832601 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 #832601, 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.

#832601 Channel Values

How #832601 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 131 · G 38 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 98% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 99% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 99% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.36:1 vs white · 2.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #832601 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 text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #832601

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #832601; 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 #832601

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

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How #832601 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#832601
Protanopia#424200
Protanomaly#633900
Deuteranopia#545400
Deuteranomaly#6A4600
Tritanopia#842323
Tritanomaly#83241A
Achromatopsia#474747

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Using #832601 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-832601: #832601;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #832601;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-832601': '#832601' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.149, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_832601">#832601</color>
SVG fillfill="#832601"

More Brown Colors

#832601 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#832601 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #832601?

#832601 is a dark brown — rgb(131, 38, 1) in RGB and hsl(17, 98%, 26%) 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 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #832601?

#832601 is rgb(131, 38, 1) — red 131, green 38, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #832601?

#832601 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 99%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #832601 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #832601 scores 9.36:1 against white and 2.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #832601 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #832601 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 10.51, which is visibly different.

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