Colour

#2A1200

#2A1200
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A1200 is a orange with RGB values 42, 18, 0 and HSL 26°, 100%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A1200

RGBrgb(42, 18, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0706, 0

RGB percentages16.5%, 7.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(25.7, 100%, 8.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 100%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 57.1%, 100%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,757,120

CSS custom property--colour: #2A1200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.72:1

Contrast with white17.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#D5EDFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#191500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F1A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2F0C0Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.9 Dim grey · ΔE 39.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 43.6 Sienna · ΔE 46.2 Gray · ΔE 48.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00182A

Analogous#2A0003, #2A2700

Triadic#002A12, #12002A

Split complementary#002A27, #00032A

Tetradic#032A00, #00182A, #27002A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F66900

Lighter +30%#C35400

Lighter +20%#903E00

Lighter +10%#5D2800

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A1200

Less saturated −25%#251305

Channel breakdown

R42

G18

Red42 (16.5%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue25.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 12 · B 00

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