Close to Saddle Brown
#904D21
#904D21 is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Saddle Brown. In RGB it’s made of 56.5% red, 30.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 24°, with 63% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #904D21.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.27:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
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3.27:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #904D21 as they’d see it.
#904D21 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #904D21
What color is #904D21?
#904D21 is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Saddle Brown. In RGB it’s made of 56.5% red, 30.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 24°, with 63% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #904D21 in RGB?
#904D21 is rgb(144, 77, 33): 144 red, 77 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #904D21 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 47, 77, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #904D21?
PANTONE 7516 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #904D21?
Its complement #186492 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.