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Recognised as Colour

#2C2312

  • #2C2312
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C2312 is a orange with RGB values 44, 35, 18 and HSL 39°, 42%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2312#2C2312
HEX#2C2312
RGBrgb(44, 35, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1373, 0.0706
RGB percentages17.3%, 13.7%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(39.2, 41.9%, 12.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 59.1%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 59.1%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,892,562
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2312;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D3DCED

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#272311no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#292513no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#30201Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#121B2C
Analogous#2C1612, #282C12
Triadic#122C23, #23122C
Split complementary#12282C, #16122C
Tetradic#122C16, #121B2C, #2C1228

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#B89552
Lighter +30%#99793E
Lighter +20%#745D30
Lighter +10%#504021
Darker −10%#080603
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#34250A
Less saturated −25%#24211A

Channel breakdown

R44
G35
B18
Red44 (17.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue39.23°
Saturation (HSL)41.94%
Lightness12.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 23 · B 12

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