#944A0A Color

#944A0A is rgb(148, 74, 10) in RGB, hsl(28, 87%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 93%, 42%) 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 6.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#944A0A

HEX#944A0A

RGBrgb(148, 74, 10)

HSLhsl(28, 87%, 31%)

HSVhsv(28, 93%, 58%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 93%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.12 53.2)

LABlab(40.44% 29.15 47.24)

LCHlch(40.44% 55.51 58.33)

What #944A0A 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 #944A0A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Saddle Brown#8B4513ΔE 6.3 Iced Tea#923C01ΔE 6.99 Chocolate (Traditional)#7B3F00ΔE 8.87 Windsor Tan#A75502ΔE 9.2 Sienna#A0522DΔE 11.69 Light Brown#B5651DΔE 11.91

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#944A0A Channel Values

How #944A0A 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 148 · G 74 · B 10	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 28° · S 87% · L 31%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 28° · S 93% · V 58%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 50% · Y 93% · K 42%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.48:1 vs white · 3.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #944A0A 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 text6.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #944A0A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #944A0A; 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 #944A0A

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 #944A0A 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#944A0A

Protanopia#5C5C07

Protanomaly#775508

Deuteranopia#6A6A00

Deuteranomaly#7D5F00

Tritanopia#964545

Tritanomaly#954736

Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #944A0A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-944a0a: #944A0A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #944A0A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-944a0a': '#944A0A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.290, blue: 0.039)

Android XML<color name="color_944a0a">#944A0A</color>

SVG fillfill="#944A0A"

More Brown Colors

#944A0A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

945900 942700 945b00 923c01 946000 8f4f00 965a3e 8e600b 973c00 8c3417 976f3b 8b6f47 9e2a00 b7410e c27400 d08700 1c1917 381c10 47240a 523100 63310d 6e3a07 7a5000 836953

#944A0A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #944A0A?

#944A0A is a dark brown — rgb(148, 74, 10) in RGB and hsl(28, 87%, 31%) 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 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #944A0A?

#944A0A is rgb(148, 74, 10) — red 148, green 74, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #944A0A?

#944A0A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 93%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #944A0A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #944A0A scores 6.48:1 against white and 3.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #944A0A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #944A0A 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 6.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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