Recognised as Colour

#251C02

#251C02
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#251C02 is a orange with RGB values 37, 28, 2 and HSL 45°, 90%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#251C02#251C02

HEX#251C02

RGBrgb(37, 28, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1098, 0.0078

RGB percentages14.5%, 11%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(44.6, 89.7%, 7.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.6, 94.6%, 14.5%)

CMYK0%, 24.3%, 94.6%, 85.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,432,002

CSS custom property--colour: #251C02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.86:1

Contrast with white16.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#DAE3FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#211C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#231E03no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#291917no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.6 Dim grey · ΔE 36.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.1 Gray · ΔE 45.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#020B25

Analogous#250A02, #1D2502

Triadic#02251C, #1C0225

Split complementary#021D25, #0B0225

Tetradic#02250A, #020B25, #25021D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7AE0C

Lighter +30%#B68A0A

Lighter +20%#866507

Lighter +10%#554105

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#271D00

Less saturated −25%#201A07

Channel breakdown

R37

G28

Red37 (14.5%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue44.57°

Saturation (HSL)89.74%

Lightness7.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 25 · G 1C · B 02

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