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#84725C Color

#84725C is rgb(132, 114, 92) in RGB, hsl(33, 18%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 30%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shadow (#8A795D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84725C
HEX#84725C
RGBrgb(132, 114, 92)
HSLhsl(33, 18%, 44%)
HSVhsv(33, 30%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 30%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.039 72.5)
LABlab(49.31% 4.64 14.97)
LCHlch(49.31% 15.68 72.77)

What #84725C 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 #84725C, 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.

#84725C Channel Values

How #84725C 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 114 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 18% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 30% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 30% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84725C 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 text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #84725C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #84725C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84725C; 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 #84725C

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 #84725C.

How #84725C 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#84725C
Protanopia#75755C
Protanomaly#7B745C
Deuteranopia#78785B
Deuteranomaly#7D765C
Tritanopia#867070
Tritanomaly#857168
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #84725C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84725c: #84725C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84725C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84725c': '#84725C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.447, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_84725c">#84725C</color>
SVG fillfill="#84725C"

More Brown Colors

#84725C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#84725C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84725C?

#84725C is a mid-tone brown — rgb(132, 114, 92) in RGB and hsl(33, 18%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shadow (#8A795D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.08.

What is the RGB value of #84725C?

#84725C is rgb(132, 114, 92) — red 132, green 114, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84725C?

#84725C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 30%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84725C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #84725C scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84725C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84725C 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 gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 16.25, which is visibly different.

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