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Colour

#251C19

  • #251C19
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#251C19 is a orange with RGB values 37, 28, 25 and HSL 15°, 19%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#251C19#251C19
HEX#251C19
RGBrgb(37, 28, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1098, 0.098
RGB percentages14.5%, 11%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(15, 19.4%, 12.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 32.4%, 14.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 32.4%, 85.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,432,025
CSS custom property--colour: #251C19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.68:1
Contrast with white16.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#DAE3E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E1D19no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#201F19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#271B1Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4Dim grey · ΔE 33.6Gray · ΔE 42.7Slate grey · ΔE 44.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 46.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#192225
Analogous#25191C, #252219
Triadic#19251C, #1C1925
Split complementary#192522, #191C25
Tetradic#1C2519, #192225, #221925

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D796D
Lighter +30%#806157
Lighter +20%#624A42
Lighter +10%#43332E
Darker −10%#070504
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D1811
Less saturated −25%#1F1F1F

Channel breakdown

R37
G28
B25
Red37 (14.5%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)19.35%
Lightness12.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 25 · G 1C · B 19

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