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Recognised as Colour

#261A09

  • #261A09
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#261A09 is a orange with RGB values 38, 26, 9 and HSL 35°, 62%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#261A09#261A09
HEX#261A09
RGBrgb(38, 26, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.102, 0.0353
RGB percentages14.9%, 10.2%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(35.2, 61.7%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.2, 76.3%, 14.9%)
CMYK0%, 31.6%, 76.3%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,497,033
CSS custom property--colour: #261A09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.02:1
Contrast with white17.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#D9E5F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#1E1A08no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#211D09no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#2A1716no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#091526
Analogous#260B09, #242609
Triadic#09261A, #1A0926
Split complementary#092326, #0C0926
Tetradic#09260B, #091526, #260923

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#CB8B30
Lighter +30%#A26F26
Lighter +20%#78521D
Lighter +10%#4F3613
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C1B03
Less saturated −25%#20190F

Channel breakdown

R38
G26
B9
Red38 (14.9%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue35.17°
Saturation (HSL)61.7%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1A · B 09

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