Dark Tan (#918151)

The hex code for Dark Tan is #918151. It is rgb(145, 129, 81) in RGB, hsl(45, 28%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 44%, 43%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#918151

HEX#918151

RGBrgb(145, 129, 81)

HSLhsl(45, 28%, 44%)

HSVhsv(45, 44%, 57%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 44%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.069 91.7)

LABlab(54.59% 1.15 28.32)

LCHlch(54.59% 28.34 87.67)

Colors Closest to Dark Tan

Dark Tan is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Gold Fusion#85754EΔE 6.41 Pale Brown#987654ΔE 10.36 French Bister(french Bistre)#856D4DΔE 10.86 Shadow#8A795DΔE 10.98 Dirt#9B7653ΔE 11.06 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 11.29

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#918151 Channel Values

How Dark Tan breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 145 · G 129 · B 81	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 45° · S 28% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 45° · S 44% · V 57%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 11% · Y 44% · K 43%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.84:1 vs white · 5.46:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Dark Tan 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 text3.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Dark Tan

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Dark Tan; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Dark Tan

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 Dark Tan 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#918151

Protanopia#848451

Protanomaly#898351

Deuteranopia#878750

Deuteranomaly#8B8450

Tritanopia#957C7C

Tritanomaly#937E6D

Achromatopsia#828282

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Using #918151 in Code

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

CSS custom property--dark-tan: #918151;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #918151;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'dark-tan': '#918151' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.506, blue: 0.318)

Android XML<color name="dark_tan">#918151</color>

SVG fillfill="#918151"

More Yellow Colors

Dark Tan sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

93932a 876308 947600 867e36 948500 85850f 949400 85754e 967117 856514 979244 816213 b3b332 cccc33 e1dfbc ededbf f4c430 f9efd7 fdb900 ffcc33 fff085 ffff0f fffff0 573a00

#918151 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Tan?

The hex code for Dark Tan is #918151. That is rgb(145, 129, 81) in RGB, hsl(45, 28%, 44%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 44%, 43%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #918151?

#918151 is rgb(145, 129, 81) — red 145, green 129, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #918151?

#918151 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 44%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #918151 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #918151 scores 3.84:1 against white and 5.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #918151 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #918151 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 21.49, which is visibly different.

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