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#A1430C Color

#A1430C is rgb(161, 67, 12) in RGB, hsl(22, 86%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 93%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1430C
HEX#A1430C
RGBrgb(161, 67, 12)
HSLhsl(22, 86%, 34%)
HSVhsv(22, 93%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 93%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.138 44.6)
LABlab(41.18% 38.00 48.40)
LCHlch(41.18% 61.53 51.86)

What #A1430C 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 #A1430C, 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.

#A1430C Channel Values

How #A1430C 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 67 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 86% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 93% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 93% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.32:1 vs white · 3.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1430C 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 text6.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A1430C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1430C; 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 #A1430C

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 #A1430C.

How #A1430C 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#A1430C
Protanopia#5C5C08
Protanomaly#7E5309
Deuteranopia#6E6E00
Deuteranomaly#856000
Tritanopia#A23F3F
Tritanomaly#A24131
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A1430C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a1430c: #A1430C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1430C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1430c': '#A1430C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.263, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_a1430c">#A1430C</color>
SVG fillfill="#A1430C"

More Brown Colors

#A1430C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A1430C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1430C?

#A1430C is a dark brown — rgb(161, 67, 12) in RGB and hsl(22, 86%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #A1430C?

#A1430C is rgb(161, 67, 12) — red 161, green 67, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1430C?

#A1430C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 93%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1430C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A1430C scores 6.32:1 against white and 3.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1430C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1430C 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 12.48, which is visibly different.

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