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#96340D Color

#96340D is rgb(150, 52, 13) in RGB, hsl(17, 84%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 91%, 41%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iced Tea (#923C01), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96340D
HEX#96340D
RGBrgb(150, 52, 13)
HSLhsl(17, 84%, 32%)
HSVhsv(17, 91%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 91%, 41%)
OKLCHoklch(46.3% 0.14 38.9)
LABlab(36.50% 40.67 43.90)
LCHlch(36.50% 59.84 47.18)

What #96340D 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 #96340D, 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.

#96340D Channel Values

How #96340D 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 150 · G 52 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 84% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 91% · V 59%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 91% · K 41%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.52:1 vs white · 2.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #96340D 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 text7.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #96340D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #96340D; 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 #96340D

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 #96340D.

How #96340D 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#96340D
Protanopia#505009
Protanomaly#73460B
Deuteranopia#636300
Deuteranomaly#7A5400
Tritanopia#973131
Tritanomaly#973227
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #96340D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-96340d: #96340D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96340D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-96340d': '#96340D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.204, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_96340d">#96340D</color>
SVG fillfill="#96340D"

More Brown Colors

#96340D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#96340D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #96340D?

#96340D is a dark brown — rgb(150, 52, 13) in RGB and hsl(17, 84%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iced Tea (#923C01), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #96340D?

#96340D is rgb(150, 52, 13) — red 150, green 52, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96340D?

#96340D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 91%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96340D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #96340D scores 7.52:1 against white and 2.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #96340D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #96340D 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 12.89, which is visibly different.

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