#883A2B Color

#883A2B is rgb(136, 58, 43) in RGB, hsl(10, 52%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 68%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chestnut (#954535), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#883A2B

HEX#883A2B

RGBrgb(136, 58, 43)

HSLhsl(10, 52%, 35%)

HSVhsv(10, 68%, 53%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 68%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.11 32.6)

LABlab(35.32% 33.27 26.30)

LCHlch(35.32% 42.42 38.33)

What #883A2B 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 #883A2B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chestnut#954535ΔE 4.55 Burnt Umber#8A3324ΔE 5.07 Rum#9A4E40ΔE 8.13 Liver (Organ)#6C2E1FΔE 9.97 Kobe#882D17ΔE 10.62 Persian Plum#701C1CΔE 11.31

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#883A2B Channel Values

How #883A2B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 136 · G 58 · B 43	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 10° · S 52% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 10° · S 68% · V 53%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 57% · Y 68% · K 47%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.82:1 vs white · 2.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #883A2B 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 text7.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #883A2B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #883A2B; 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 #883A2B

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 #883A2B 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#883A2B

Protanopia#4E4E2A

Protanomaly#6A472A

Deuteranopia#5D5D25

Deuteranomaly#715127

Tritanopia#893838

Tritanomaly#883933

Achromatopsia#525252

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Using #883A2B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-883a2b: #883A2B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #883A2B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-883a2b': '#883A2B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.227, blue: 0.169)

Android XML<color name="color_883a2b">#883A2B</color>

SVG fillfill="#883A2B"

More Red Colors

#883A2B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#883A2B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #883A2B?

#883A2B is a dark red — rgb(136, 58, 43) in RGB and hsl(10, 52%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #883A2B?

#883A2B is rgb(136, 58, 43) — red 136, green 58, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #883A2B?

#883A2B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 68%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #883A2B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #883A2B scores 7.82:1 against white and 2.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #883A2B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #883A2B 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 13.66, which is visibly different.

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