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#862903 Color

#862903 is rgb(134, 41, 3) in RGB, hsl(17, 96%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 98%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smokey Topaz (#832A0D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#862903
HEX#862903
RGBrgb(134, 41, 3)
HSLhsl(17, 96%, 27%)
HSVhsv(17, 98%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 98%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(42% 0.134 38.4)
LABlab(31.58% 39.34 42.89)
LCHlch(31.58% 58.19 47.47)

What #862903 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 #862903, 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.

#862903 Channel Values

How #862903 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 134 · G 41 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 96% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 98% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 98% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9:1 vs white · 2.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #862903 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 text9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #862903 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #862903

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #862903; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #862903

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 #862903.

How #862903 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#862903
Protanopia#454500
Protanomaly#653B01
Deuteranopia#565600
Deuteranomaly#6D4800
Tritanopia#872626
Tritanomaly#86271D
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #862903 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-862903: #862903;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #862903;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-862903': '#862903' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.161, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_862903">#862903</color>
SVG fillfill="#862903"

More Brown Colors

#862903 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#862903 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #862903?

#862903 is a dark brown — rgb(134, 41, 3) in RGB and hsl(17, 96%, 27%) 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 4.88.

What is the RGB value of #862903?

#862903 is rgb(134, 41, 3) — red 134, green 41, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #862903?

#862903 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 98%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #862903 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #862903 scores 9:1 against white and 2.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #862903 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #862903 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 11.16, which is visibly different.

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