Red brown Color — HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#8b2e16
Format Value
HEX #8b2e16
RGB rgb(139, 46, 22)
HSL hsl(12.3, 72.7%, 31.6%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 84.2%, 45.5%)
HSV hsv(12.3, 84.2%, 54.5%)

red brown color harmonies

Tints & shades of red brown

Tints (lighter)

#96412b #a05440 #ab6756 #b57a6b #c08d80 #caa095 #d5b3aa #dfc6bf #ead9d5 #f4ecea

Shades (darker)

#7e2a14 #722612 #652110 #581d0e #4c190c #3f150a #331108 #260d06 #190804 #0d0402

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 8.4:1 · AAA

The quick brown fox

On black · 2.5:1 · Fail

Recommended text color: #ffffff

Use red brown in code

CSS color: #8b2e16;
SCSS $color: #8b2e16;
Tailwind bg-[#8b2e16]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.180, blue: 0.086, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#8b2e16")
Flutter Color(0xFF8B2E16)

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What is the HEX code for red brown?

The CSS color red brown in HEX format is #8b2e16. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use red brown in CSS?

To apply red brown in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #8b2e16;
  • Background: background-color: #8b2e16;
  • Border: border-color: #8b2e16;

What are all the color format values for red brown?

FormatValue
HEX#8b2e16
RGBrgb(139, 46, 22)
HSLhsl(12.3, 72.7%, 31.6%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66.9%, 84.2%, 45.5%)

How do I convert red brown to HEX?

Select red brown from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #8b2e16 — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does red brown belong to?

red brown belongs to the red color family. It is a medium, vivid color with HSL values: hue 12.3°, saturation 72.7%, lightness 31.6%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of red brown?

Lighter variant (lightness 46.6%): #cd4420. Darker variant (lightness 16.6%): #49180c. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.