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#927749 Color

#927749 is rgb(146, 119, 73) in RGB, hsl(38, 33%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 50%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Tan (#918151), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#927749
HEX#927749
RGBrgb(146, 119, 73)
HSLhsl(38, 33%, 43%)
HSVhsv(38, 50%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 50%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.071 80)
LABlab(51.86% 6.34 29.34)
LCHlch(51.86% 30.02 77.80)

What #927749 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 #927749, 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.

#927749 Channel Values

How #927749 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 146 · G 119 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 33% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 50% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 50% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.24:1 vs white · 4.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #927749 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #927749

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #927749; 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 #927749

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #927749.

How #927749 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#927749
Protanopia#7C7C49
Protanomaly#857A49
Deuteranopia#818147
Deuteranomaly#887D48
Tritanopia#957272
Tritanomaly#947464
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #927749 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-927749: #927749;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #927749;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-927749': '#927749' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.467, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_927749">#927749</color>
SVG fillfill="#927749"

More Brown Colors

#927749 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#927749 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #927749?

#927749 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(146, 119, 73) in RGB and hsl(38, 33%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Tan (#918151), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #927749?

#927749 is rgb(146, 119, 73) — red 146, green 119, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #927749?

#927749 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 50%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #927749 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #927749 scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #927749 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #927749 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 23.84, which is visibly different.

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