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#874503 Color

#874503 is rgb(135, 69, 3) in RGB, hsl(30, 96%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 98%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#874503
HEX#874503
RGBrgb(135, 69, 3)
HSLhsl(30, 96%, 27%)
HSVhsv(30, 98%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 98%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.112 55.8)
LABlab(37.23% 26.08 46.14)
LCHlch(37.23% 53.00 60.52)

What #874503 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 #874503, 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.

#874503 Channel Values

How #874503 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 135 · G 69 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 96% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 98% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 98% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.28:1 vs white · 2.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #874503 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 text7.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #874503

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #874503; 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 #874503

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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How #874503 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#874503
Protanopia#555500
Protanomaly#6C4F01
Deuteranopia#616100
Deuteranomaly#725700
Tritanopia#894141
Tritanomaly#884232
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #874503 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-874503: #874503;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #874503;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-874503': '#874503' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.271, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_874503">#874503</color>
SVG fillfill="#874503"

More Brown Colors

#874503 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#874503 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #874503?

#874503 is a dark brown — rgb(135, 69, 3) in RGB and hsl(30, 96%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.39.

What is the RGB value of #874503?

#874503 is rgb(135, 69, 3) — red 135, green 69, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #874503?

#874503 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 98%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #874503 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #874503 scores 7.28:1 against white and 2.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #874503 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #874503 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 5.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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