Sweet Brown (#A83731)

The hex code for Sweet Brown is #A83731. It is rgb(168, 55, 49) in RGB, hsl(3, 55%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 71%, 34%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A83731

HEX#A83731

RGBrgb(168, 55, 49)

HSLhsl(3, 55%, 43%)

HSVhsv(3, 71%, 66%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 71%, 34%)

OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.149 26.9)

LABlab(40.63% 46.77 30.59)

LCHlch(40.63% 55.88 33.19)

Colors Closest to Sweet Brown

Sweet Brown is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Medium Carmine#AF4035ΔE 3.22 Metallic Red#A62C2BΔE 4.04 Brown#A52A2AΔE 4.56 Vivid Auburn#922724ΔE 7.04 Japanese Carmine#9D2933ΔE 7.96 Deep Chestnut#B94E48ΔE 8.84

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#A83731 Channel Values

How Sweet Brown breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 168 · G 55 · B 49	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 3° · S 55% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 3° · S 71% · V 66%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 67% · Y 71% · K 34%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.45:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Sweet Brown 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 text6.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Sweet Brown

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Sweet Brown; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Sweet Brown

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

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How Sweet Brown 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#A83731

Protanopia#585830

Protanomaly#804D30

Deuteranopia#6E6E28

Deuteranomaly#895D2C

Tritanopia#A83636

Tritanomaly#A83734

Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #A83731 in Code

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

CSS custom property--sweet-brown: #A83731;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A83731;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'sweet-brown': '#A83731' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.216, blue: 0.192)

Android XML<color name="sweet_brown">#A83731</color>

SVG fillfill="#A83731"

More Red Colors

Sweet Brown sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

aa381e a83434 ab4b52 a81c07 ab7373 a62c2b ad6f69 a57164 ae0c00 a55353 ae2029 a52a2a c1121c cf142b e4000f f00000 fb4d46 ff2424 ff6c5c ffc2cb 1f0005 520000 73343a 940025

#A83731 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Sweet Brown?

The hex code for Sweet Brown is #A83731. That is rgb(168, 55, 49) in RGB, hsl(3, 55%, 43%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 71%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #A83731?

#A83731 is rgb(168, 55, 49) — red 168, green 55, and blue 49 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A83731?

#A83731 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 71%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A83731 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A83731 scores 6.45:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A83731 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A83731 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 4.56, which is very hard to tell apart.

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