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#A13612 Color

#A13612 is rgb(161, 54, 18) in RGB, hsl(15, 80%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 89%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Red (#AA381E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A13612
HEX#A13612
RGBrgb(161, 54, 18)
HSLhsl(15, 80%, 35%)
HSVhsv(15, 89%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 89%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.149 37.3)
LABlab(38.92% 43.92 44.72)
LCHlch(38.92% 62.68 45.52)

What #A13612 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 #A13612, 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.

#A13612 Channel Values

How #A13612 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 161 · G 54 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 80% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 89% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 89% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.88:1 vs white · 3.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A13612 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 text6.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A13612 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A13612

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A13612; 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 #A13612

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A13612.

How #A13612 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#A13612
Protanopia#55550F
Protanomaly#7B4B10
Deuteranopia#696900
Deuteranomaly#835902
Tritanopia#A23333
Tritanomaly#A13429
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A13612 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a13612: #A13612;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A13612;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a13612': '#A13612' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.212, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_a13612">#A13612</color>
SVG fillfill="#A13612"

More Brown Colors

#A13612 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A13612 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A13612?

#A13612 is a dark brown — rgb(161, 54, 18) in RGB and hsl(15, 80%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Red (#AA381E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.53.

What is the RGB value of #A13612?

#A13612 is rgb(161, 54, 18) — red 161, green 54, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A13612?

#A13612 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 89%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A13612 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A13612 scores 6.88:1 against white and 3.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A13612 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A13612 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 darkred (#8B0000) at a CIE76 distance of 12.8, which is visibly different.

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