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Recognised as Colour

#261B05

  • #261B05
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#261B05 is a orange with RGB values 38, 27, 5 and HSL 40°, 77%, 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

#261B05#261B05
HEX#261B05
RGBrgb(38, 27, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1059, 0.0196
RGB percentages14.9%, 10.6%, 2%
HSLhsl(40, 76.7%, 8.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 86.8%, 14.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.9%, 86.8%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,497,285
CSS custom property--colour: #261B05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.92:1
Contrast with white16.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D9E4FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#201B03no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#221E06no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2A1816no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5Dim grey · ΔE 36.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 41.6Saddle brown · ΔE 45.2Gray · ΔE 45.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#051026
Analogous#260B05, #212605
Triadic#05261B, #1B0526
Split complementary#052126, #0B0526
Tetradic#05260A, #051026, #260520

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DA9B1D
Lighter +30%#AD7B17
Lighter +20%#805B11
Lighter +10%#533B0B
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B1D00
Less saturated −25%#21190A

Channel breakdown

R38
G27
B5
Red38 (14.9%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)76.74%
Lightness8.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1B · B 05

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