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#90602C Color

#90602C is rgb(144, 96, 44) in RGB, hsl(31, 53%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 69%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90602C
HEX#90602C
RGBrgb(144, 96, 44)
HSLhsl(31, 53%, 37%)
HSVhsv(31, 69%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 69%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.092 65.5)
LABlab(45.28% 16.37 37.11)
LCHlch(45.28% 40.56 66.20)

What #90602C 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 #90602C, 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.

#90602C Channel Values

How #90602C 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 96 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 53% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 69% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 69% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.39:1 vs white · 3.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90602C 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 text5.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #90602C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90602C; 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 #90602C

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90602C.

How #90602C 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#90602C
Protanopia#6A6A2B
Protanomaly#7B662C
Deuteranopia#737327
Deuteranomaly#7F6C29
Tritanopia#935B5B
Tritanomaly#925D4D
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #90602C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-90602c: #90602C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90602C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90602c': '#90602C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.376, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_90602c">#90602C</color>
SVG fillfill="#90602C"

More Brown Colors

#90602C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#90602C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90602C?

#90602C is a dark brown — rgb(144, 96, 44) in RGB and hsl(31, 53%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #90602C?

#90602C is rgb(144, 96, 44) — red 144, green 96, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90602C?

#90602C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 69%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90602C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #90602C scores 5.39:1 against white and 3.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90602C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90602C 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 14.52, which is visibly different.

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