Tan is the CSS named color #D2B48C — rgb(210, 180, 140), hsl(34, 44%, 69%). Its relative luminance is 0.482, giving 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #D2B48C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(210, 180, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 44%, 69%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.4824 |
| Contrast on white | 1.97:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 10.65:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing tan 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.
tan is #D2B48C, which is rgb(210, 180, 140) and hsl(34, 44%, 69%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Tan has a relative luminance of 0.482 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 1.97:1; against black, 10.65:1.
tan reaches 10.65:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.