Colour

#2A1908

#2A1908
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A1908 is a orange with RGB values 42, 25, 8 and HSL 30°, 68%, 10%. 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

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HEX#2A1908

RGBrgb(42, 25, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.098, 0.0314

RGB percentages16.5%, 9.8%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(30, 68%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 81%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 40.5%, 81%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,758,920

CSS custom property--colour: #2A1908;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30 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#1B1B1B

Inverted#D5E6F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E1A07no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#221E08no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2F1515no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 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 17.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32 Dim grey · ΔE 36.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 43.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 44.2 Gray · ΔE 45.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08192A

Analogous#2A0808, #2A2A08

Triadic#082A19, #19082A

Split complementary#082A2A, #08082A

Tetradic#082A08, #08192A, #2A082A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D57F29

Lighter +30%#AB6620

Lighter +20%#804C18

Lighter +10%#553310

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#301902

Less saturated −25%#24190E

Channel breakdown

R42

G25

Red42 (16.5%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)68%

Lightness9.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 19 · B 08

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