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#A04422 Color

#A04422 is rgb(160, 68, 34) in RGB, hsl(16, 65%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 79%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sienna (#A0522D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A04422
HEX#A04422
RGBrgb(160, 68, 34)
HSLhsl(16, 65%, 38%)
HSVhsv(16, 79%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 79%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.131 39.7)
LABlab(41.32% 37.56 39.13)
LCHlch(41.32% 54.24 46.18)

What #A04422 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 #A04422, 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.

#A04422 Channel Values

How #A04422 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 160 · G 68 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 65% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 79% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 79% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.28:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A04422 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 text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A04422

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A04422; 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 #A04422

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 #A04422.

How #A04422 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#A04422
Protanopia#5C5C20
Protanomaly#7D5421
Deuteranopia#6E6E16
Deuteranomaly#85601B
Tritanopia#A14141
Tritanomaly#A14237
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #A04422 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a04422: #A04422;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A04422;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a04422': '#A04422' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.267, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_a04422">#A04422</color>
SVG fillfill="#A04422"

More Brown Colors

#A04422 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A04422 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A04422?

#A04422 is a dark brown — rgb(160, 68, 34) in RGB and hsl(16, 65%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sienna (#A0522D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #A04422?

#A04422 is rgb(160, 68, 34) — red 160, green 68, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A04422?

#A04422 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 79%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A04422 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A04422 scores 6.28:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A04422 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A04422 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 7.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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