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#904304 Color

#904304 is rgb(144, 67, 4) in RGB, hsl(27, 95%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 97%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iced Tea (#923C01), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#904304
HEX#904304
RGBrgb(144, 67, 4)
HSLhsl(27, 95%, 29%)
HSVhsv(27, 97%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 97%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(47.4% 0.122 50.6)
LABlab(38.26% 31.01 47.31)
LCHlch(38.26% 56.57 56.76)

What #904304 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 #904304, 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.

#904304 Channel Values

How #904304 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 67 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 95% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 97% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 97% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.02:1 vs white · 2.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #904304 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 text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #904304

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #904304; 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 #904304

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 #904304 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#904304
Protanopia#565601
Protanomaly#724F02
Deuteranopia#656500
Deuteranomaly#785900
Tritanopia#923F3F
Tritanomaly#914030
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #904304 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-904304: #904304;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #904304;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-904304': '#904304' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.263, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_904304">#904304</color>
SVG fillfill="#904304"

More Brown Colors

#904304 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#904304 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #904304?

#904304 is a dark brown — rgb(144, 67, 4) in RGB and hsl(27, 95%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iced Tea (#923C01), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.47.

What is the RGB value of #904304?

#904304 is rgb(144, 67, 4) — red 144, green 67, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #904304?

#904304 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 97%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #904304 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #904304 scores 7.02:1 against white and 2.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #904304 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #904304 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 6.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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