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#896048 Color

#896048 is rgb(137, 96, 72) in RGB, hsl(22, 31%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 47%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spicy Mix (#8B5F4D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#896048
HEX#896048
RGBrgb(137, 96, 72)
HSLhsl(22, 31%, 41%)
HSVhsv(22, 47%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 47%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.065 51.2)
LABlab(44.72% 14.95 20.70)
LCHlch(44.72% 25.54 54.16)

What #896048 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 #896048, 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.

#896048 Channel Values

How #896048 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 137 · G 96 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 31% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 47% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 47% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.48:1 vs white · 3.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #896048 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 text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #896048

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #896048; 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 #896048

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #896048.

How #896048 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#896048
Protanopia#686848
Protanomaly#776548
Deuteranopia#707046
Deuteranomaly#7B6A47
Tritanopia#8B5D5D
Tritanomaly#8A5E56
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #896048 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-896048: #896048;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #896048;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-896048': '#896048' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.376, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_896048">#896048</color>
SVG fillfill="#896048"

More Brown Colors

#896048 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#896048 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #896048?

#896048 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(137, 96, 72) in RGB and hsl(22, 31%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spicy Mix (#8B5F4D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.34.

What is the RGB value of #896048?

#896048 is rgb(137, 96, 72) — red 137, green 96, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #896048?

#896048 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 47%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #896048 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #896048 scores 5.48:1 against white and 3.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #896048 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #896048 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 22.35, which is visibly different.

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