Brown is the CSS named color #A52A2A — rgb(165, 42, 42), hsl(0, 59%, 41%). Its relative luminance is 0.098, giving 7.08:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, so it works as a text color on white.
| HEX | #A52A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 42, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 59%, 41%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.0982 |
| Contrast on white | 7.08:1 AA pass |
| Contrast on black | 2.96:1 AA fail |
Built by mixing brown toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
brown is #A52A2A, which is rgb(165, 42, 42) and hsl(0, 59%, 41%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Brown has a relative luminance of 0.098 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 7.08:1; against black, 2.96:1.
brown reaches 7.08:1 against white, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.