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#B24310 Color

#B24310 is rgb(178, 67, 16) in RGB, hsl(19, 84%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 91%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B24310
HEX#B24310
RGBrgb(178, 67, 16)
HSLhsl(19, 84%, 38%)
HSVhsv(19, 91%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 91%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(52.9% 0.155 40.7)
LABlab(44.18% 44.51 50.76)
LCHlch(44.18% 67.51 48.75)

What #B24310 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 #B24310, 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.

#B24310 Channel Values

How #B24310 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 178 · G 67 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 84% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 91% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 91% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.67:1 vs white · 3.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B24310 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 text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B24310

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B24310; 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 #B24310

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 #B24310.

How #B24310 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#B24310
Protanopia#62620B
Protanomaly#89570D
Deuteranopia#777700
Deuteranomaly#926600
Tritanopia#B33F3F
Tritanomaly#B34132
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B24310 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b24310: #B24310;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B24310;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b24310': '#B24310' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.263, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_b24310">#B24310</color>
SVG fillfill="#B24310"

More Brown Colors

#B24310 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B24310 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B24310?

#B24310 is a dark brown — rgb(178, 67, 16) in RGB and hsl(19, 84%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.11.

What is the RGB value of #B24310?

#B24310 is rgb(178, 67, 16) — red 178, green 67, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B24310?

#B24310 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 91%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B24310 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B24310 scores 5.67:1 against white and 3.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B24310 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B24310 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 15.13, which is visibly different.

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