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#A7582A Color

#A7582A is rgb(167, 88, 42) in RGB, hsl(22, 60%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 75%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sienna (#A0522D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7582A
HEX#A7582A
RGBrgb(167, 88, 42)
HSLhsl(22, 60%, 41%)
HSVhsv(22, 75%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 75%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.119 48.4)
LABlab(46.62% 30.61 40.71)
LCHlch(46.62% 50.93 53.06)

What #A7582A 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 #A7582A, 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.

#A7582A Channel Values

How #A7582A 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 167 · G 88 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 60% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 75% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 75% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7582A 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 text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A7582A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7582A; 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 #A7582A

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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How #A7582A 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#A7582A
Protanopia#6B6B29
Protanomaly#876429
Deuteranopia#7A7A21
Deuteranomaly#8E6E25
Tritanopia#A95454
Tritanomaly#A85647
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #A7582A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7582a: #A7582A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7582A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7582a': '#A7582A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.345, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_a7582a">#A7582A</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7582A"

More Brown Colors

#A7582A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A7582A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7582A?

#A7582A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(167, 88, 42) in RGB and hsl(22, 60%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sienna (#A0522D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.96.

What is the RGB value of #A7582A?

#A7582A is rgb(167, 88, 42) — red 167, green 88, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7582A?

#A7582A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 75%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7582A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A7582A scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7582A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7582A 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 4.96, which is very hard to tell apart.

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