Colour

#2A2720

#2A2720
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A2720 is a orange with RGB values 42, 39, 32 and HSL 42°, 14%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A2720

RGBrgb(42, 39, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1529, 0.1255

RGB percentages16.5%, 15.3%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(42, 13.5%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42, 23.8%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 23.8%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,762,528

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2720;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.9:1

Contrast with white14.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D5D8DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292720no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2820no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2C2625no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.1 Gray · ΔE 38.2 Slate grey · ΔE 40.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20232A

Analogous#2A2220, #282A20

Triadic#202A27, #27202A

Split complementary#20282A, #22202A

Tetradic#202A22, #20232A, #2A2028

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9B917B

Lighter +30%#817862

Lighter +20%#645D4C

Lighter +10%#474236

Darker −10%#0D0C0A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#332B17

Less saturated −25%#252525

Channel breakdown

R42

G39

B32

Red42 (16.5%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue42°

Saturation (HSL)13.51%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 27 · B 20

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