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#906251 Color

#906251 is rgb(144, 98, 81) in RGB, hsl(16, 28%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 44%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spicy Mix (#8B5F4D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#906251
HEX#906251
RGBrgb(144, 98, 81)
HSLhsl(16, 28%, 44%)
HSVhsv(16, 44%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 44%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(54.1% 0.066 41.1)
LABlab(46.26% 17.63 17.62)
LCHlch(46.26% 24.92 44.98)

What #906251 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 #906251, 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.

#906251 Channel Values

How #906251 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 98 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 28% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 44% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 44% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.18:1 vs white · 4.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #906251 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 text5.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #906251 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #906251

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #906251; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #906251

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #906251.

How #906251 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#906251
Protanopia#6C6C51
Protanomaly#7C6851
Deuteranopia#74744F
Deuteranomaly#806D50
Tritanopia#916060
Tritanomaly#91615A
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #906251 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-906251: #906251;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #906251;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-906251': '#906251' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.384, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_906251">#906251</color>
SVG fillfill="#906251"

More Brown Colors

#906251 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#906251 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #906251?

#906251 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(144, 98, 81) in RGB and hsl(16, 28%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spicy Mix (#8B5F4D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.71.

What is the RGB value of #906251?

#906251 is rgb(144, 98, 81) — red 144, green 98, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #906251?

#906251 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 44%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #906251 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #906251 scores 5.18:1 against white and 4.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #906251 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #906251 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.52, which is visibly different.

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