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#983906 Color

#983906 is rgb(152, 57, 6) in RGB, hsl(21, 92%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 96%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iced Tea (#923C01), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#983906
HEX#983906
RGBrgb(152, 57, 6)
HSLhsl(21, 92%, 31%)
HSVhsv(21, 96%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 96%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.138 42.2)
LABlab(37.72% 39.11 47.23)
LCHlch(37.72% 61.32 50.37)

What #983906 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 #983906, 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.

#983906 Channel Values

How #983906 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 152 · G 57 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 92% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 96% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 96% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.18:1 vs white · 2.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #983906 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 text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #983906

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #983906; 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 #983906

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 #983906 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#983906
Protanopia#535302
Protanomaly#754A04
Deuteranopia#656500
Deuteranomaly#7D5700
Tritanopia#993535
Tritanomaly#993729
Achromatopsia#575757

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Using #983906 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-983906: #983906;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #983906;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-983906': '#983906' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.224, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_983906">#983906</color>
SVG fillfill="#983906"

More Brown Colors

#983906 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#983906 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #983906?

#983906 is a dark brown — rgb(152, 57, 6) in RGB and hsl(21, 92%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iced Tea (#923C01), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.93.

What is the RGB value of #983906?

#983906 is rgb(152, 57, 6) — red 152, green 57, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #983906?

#983906 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 96%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #983906 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #983906 scores 7.18:1 against white and 2.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #983906 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #983906 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 12.4, which is visibly different.

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