Recognised as Colour

#2A2115

#2A2115
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A2115 is a orange with RGB values 42, 33, 21 and HSL 34°, 33%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A2115

RGBrgb(42, 33, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1294, 0.0824

RGB percentages16.5%, 12.9%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(34.3, 33.3%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 50%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 21.4%, 50%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,760,981

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2115;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.83:1

Contrast with white15.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#D5DEEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242114no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#272315no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#2D1F1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Dim grey · ΔE 32.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 41.3 Gray · ΔE 41.4 Slate grey · ΔE 44.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#151E2A

Analogous#2A1715, #282A15

Triadic#152A21, #21152A

Split complementary#15282A, #17152A

Tetradic#152A17, #151E2A, #2A1529

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AE8B5D

Lighter +30%#907148

Lighter +20%#6E5637

Lighter +10%#4C3C26

Darker −10%#080604

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#32220D

Less saturated −25%#22201D

Channel breakdown

R42

G33

B21

Red42 (16.5%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue34.29°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 21 · B 15

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