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#843F15 Color

#843F15 is rgb(132, 63, 21) in RGB, hsl(23, 73%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 84%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Saddle Brown (#8B4513), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#843F15
HEX#843F15
RGBrgb(132, 63, 21)
HSLhsl(23, 73%, 30%)
HSVhsv(23, 84%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 84%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(45% 0.109 47.9)
LABlab(35.48% 28.29 38.13)
LCHlch(35.48% 47.48 53.42)

What #843F15 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 #843F15, 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.

#843F15 Channel Values

How #843F15 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 132 · G 63 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 73% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 84% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 84% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.77:1 vs white · 2.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #843F15 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 text7.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #843F15

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #843F15; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #843F15

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #843F15.

How #843F15 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#843F15
Protanopia#505013
Protanomaly#694A14
Deuteranopia#5D5D08
Deuteranomaly#6F530E
Tritanopia#853B3B
Tritanomaly#853D30
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #843F15 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-843f15: #843F15;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #843F15;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-843f15': '#843F15' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.247, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_843f15">#843F15</color>
SVG fillfill="#843F15"

More Brown Colors

#843F15 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#843F15 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #843F15?

#843F15 is a dark brown — rgb(132, 63, 21) in RGB and hsl(23, 73%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Saddle Brown (#8B4513), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #843F15?

#843F15 is rgb(132, 63, 21) — red 132, green 63, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #843F15?

#843F15 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 84%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #843F15 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #843F15 scores 7.77:1 against white and 2.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #843F15 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #843F15 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 4.23, which is very hard to tell apart.

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