#A52A2A
Brown
Brown is #A52A2A. In CSS you can write it as the keyword brown. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.
Conversions
- HEX
- #A52A2A
- RGB
- rgb(165, 42, 42)
- HSL
- hsl(0,59%,41%)
- HSV
- hsv(0, 75%, 65%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0,75,75,35)
- OKLCH
- oklch(48.1% 0.160 25.6)
Tints and shades
Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.
Tints
#B75555
20% white
#C97F7F
40% white
#DBAAAA
60% white
#EDD4D4
80% white
Shades
#842222
20% black
#631919
40% black
#421111
60% black
#210808
80% black
Harmony palettes
These schemes rotate hue from Brown. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.
Complementary
Open in palette generator#A62B2B
#2BA6A6
#BD6060
#60BDBD
#562F2F
Analogous
Open in palette generator#A62B69
#A62B2B
#A6692B
#A6A62B
#9D349D
Triadic
Open in palette generator#A62B2B
#2BA62B
#2B2BA6
#60BD60
#2E2E70
Split Complementary
Open in palette generator#A62B2B
#2BA669
#2B69A6
#BF7878
#2F5656
Monochromatic
Open in palette generator#511515
#8E2525
#CB3434
#DA7171
#EAAEAE
Tetradic
Open in palette generator#A62B2B
#69A62B
#2BA6A6
#692BA6
#87B559
Contrast against white and black
Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.
Similar named colors
Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.