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#8A4624 Color

#8A4624 is rgb(138, 70, 36) in RGB, hsl(20, 59%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russet (#80461B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A4624
HEX#8A4624
RGBrgb(138, 70, 36)
HSLhsl(20, 59%, 34%)
HSVhsv(20, 74%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(47.3% 0.104 45.5)
LABlab(38.11% 27.61 33.48)
LCHlch(38.11% 43.39 50.49)

What #8A4624 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 #8A4624, 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.

#8A4624 Channel Values

How #8A4624 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 138 · G 70 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 59% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 74% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 74% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.04:1 vs white · 2.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A4624 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 text7.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A4624

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A4624; 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 #8A4624

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 #8A4624 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#8A4624
Protanopia#565623
Protanomaly#6F5023
Deuteranopia#63631D
Deuteranomaly#755920
Tritanopia#8B4343
Tritanomaly#8B4439
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #8A4624 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a4624: #8A4624;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A4624;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a4624': '#8A4624' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.275, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_8a4624">#8A4624</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A4624"

More Brown Colors

#8A4624 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8A4624 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A4624?

#8A4624 is a dark brown — rgb(138, 70, 36) in RGB and hsl(20, 59%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russet (#80461B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #8A4624?

#8A4624 is rgb(138, 70, 36) — red 138, green 70, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A4624?

#8A4624 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A4624 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A4624 scores 7.04:1 against white and 2.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A4624 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A4624 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 7.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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