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#A37119 Color

#A37119 is rgb(163, 113, 25) in RGB, hsl(38, 73%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 85%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A37119
HEX#A37119
RGBrgb(163, 113, 25)
HSLhsl(38, 73%, 37%)
HSVhsv(38, 85%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 85%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.115 75.6)
LABlab(51.89% 15.06 52.24)
LCHlch(51.89% 54.37 73.92)

What #A37119 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 #A37119, 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.

#A37119 Channel Values

How #A37119 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 163 · G 113 · B 258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 73% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 85% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 85% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A37119 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A37119

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A37119; 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 #A37119

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 #A37119.

How #A37119 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#A37119
Protanopia#7B7B17
Protanomaly#8D7718
Deuteranopia#84840D
Deuteranomaly#927D13
Tritanopia#A76A6A
Tritanomaly#A56D55
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #A37119 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a37119: #A37119;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A37119;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a37119': '#A37119' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.443, blue: 0.098)
Android XML<color name="color_a37119">#A37119</color>
SVG fillfill="#A37119"

More Brown Colors

#A37119 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A37119 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A37119?

#A37119 is a dark brown — rgb(163, 113, 25) in RGB and hsl(38, 73%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #A37119?

#A37119 is rgb(163, 113, 25) — red 163, green 113, and blue 25 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A37119?

#A37119 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 85%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A37119 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A37119 scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A37119 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A37119 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.15, which is visibly different.

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