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Recognised as Colour

#261C00

  • #261C00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#261C00 is a orange with RGB values 38, 28, 0 and HSL 44°, 100%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#261C00#261C00
HEX#261C00
RGBrgb(38, 28, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1098, 0
RGB percentages14.9%, 11%, 0%
HSLhsl(44.2, 100%, 7.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.2, 100%, 14.9%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 100%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,497,536
CSS custom property--colour: #261C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.82:1
Contrast with white16.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D9E3FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#211C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#231E01no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2A1816no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.3Dim grey · ΔE 37.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39.8Saddle brown · ΔE 44.3Gray · ΔE 45.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#000A26
Analogous#260900, #1D2600
Triadic#00261C, #1C0026
Split complementary#001D26, #090026
Tetradic#002609, #000A26, #26001D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B200
Lighter +30%#BF8D00
Lighter +20%#8C6700
Lighter +10%#594200
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#261C00
Less saturated −25%#211A05

Channel breakdown

R38
G28
B0
Red38 (14.9%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue44.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness7.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1C · B 00

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