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#903523 Color

#903523 is rgb(144, 53, 35) in RGB, hsl(10, 61%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 76%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Umber (#8A3324), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#903523
HEX#903523
RGBrgb(144, 53, 35)
HSLhsl(10, 61%, 35%)
HSVhsv(10, 76%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 76%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(45.6% 0.127 33.1)
LABlab(35.71% 38.47 31.92)
LCHlch(35.71% 49.99 39.69)

What #903523 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 #903523, 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 red in the library.

#903523 Channel Values

How #903523 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 144 · G 53 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 61% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 76% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 76% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.72:1 vs white · 2.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #903523 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 text7.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #903523

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #903523; 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 #903523

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 #903523 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#903523
Protanopia#4E4E22
Protanomaly#6F4622
Deuteranopia#60601A
Deuteranomaly#76521E
Tritanopia#913333
Tritanomaly#90342D
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #903523 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-903523: #903523;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #903523;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-903523': '#903523' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.208, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_903523">#903523</color>
SVG fillfill="#903523"

More Red Colors

#903523 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#903523 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #903523?

#903523 is a dark red — rgb(144, 53, 35) in RGB and hsl(10, 61%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Umber (#8A3324), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.19.

What is the RGB value of #903523?

#903523 is rgb(144, 53, 35) — red 144, green 53, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #903523?

#903523 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 76%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #903523 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #903523 scores 7.72:1 against white and 2.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #903523 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #903523 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 12.16, which is visibly different.

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