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#995138 Color

#995138 is rgb(153, 81, 56) in RGB, hsl(15, 46%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 63%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rum (#9A4E40), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#995138
HEX#995138
RGBrgb(153, 81, 56)
HSLhsl(15, 46%, 41%)
HSVhsv(15, 63%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 63%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.103 39.7)
LABlab(43.10% 29.01 28.57)
LCHlch(43.10% 40.72 44.57)

What #995138 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 #995138, 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.

#995138 Channel Values

How #995138 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 153 · G 81 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 46% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 63% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 63% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.85:1 vs white · 3.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #995138 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 text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #995138

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #995138; 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 #995138

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #995138.

How #995138 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#995138
Protanopia#626237
Protanomaly#7C5C38
Deuteranopia#6F6F33
Deuteranomaly#826535
Tritanopia#9A4E4E
Tritanomaly#9A4F46
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #995138 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-995138: #995138;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #995138;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-995138': '#995138' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.318, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_995138">#995138</color>
SVG fillfill="#995138"

More Brown Colors

#995138 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#995138 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #995138?

#995138 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(153, 81, 56) in RGB and hsl(15, 46%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rum (#9A4E40), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #995138?

#995138 is rgb(153, 81, 56) — red 153, green 81, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #995138?

#995138 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 63%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #995138 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #995138 scores 5.85:1 against white and 3.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #995138 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #995138 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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