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#915212 Color

#915212 is rgb(145, 82, 18) in RGB, hsl(30, 78%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 88%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Saddle Brown (#8B4513), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#915212
HEX#915212
RGBrgb(145, 82, 18)
HSLhsl(30, 78%, 32%)
HSVhsv(30, 88%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 88%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.111 59.4)
LABlab(41.82% 23.69 45.46)
LCHlch(41.82% 51.26 62.47)

What #915212 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 #915212, 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.

#915212 Channel Values

How #915212 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 145 · G 82 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 78% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 88% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 88% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.14:1 vs white · 3.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #915212 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 text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #915212

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #915212; 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 #915212

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

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How #915212 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#915212
Protanopia#616110
Protanomaly#775B11
Deuteranopia#6C6C02
Deuteranomaly#7D6309
Tritanopia#934D4D
Tritanomaly#924F3D
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #915212 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-915212: #915212;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #915212;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-915212': '#915212' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.322, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_915212">#915212</color>
SVG fillfill="#915212"

More Brown Colors

#915212 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#915212 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #915212?

#915212 is a dark brown — rgb(145, 82, 18) in RGB and hsl(30, 78%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Saddle Brown (#8B4513), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #915212?

#915212 is rgb(145, 82, 18) — red 145, green 82, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #915212?

#915212 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 88%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #915212 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #915212 scores 6.14:1 against white and 3.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #915212 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #915212 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 7.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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