Colour

#2E240E

#2E240E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E240E is a orange with RGB values 46, 36, 14 and HSL 41°, 53%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2E240E

RGBrgb(46, 36, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1412, 0.0549

RGB percentages18%, 14.1%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(41.3, 53.3%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.3, 69.6%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 21.7%, 69.6%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,023,886

CSS custom property--colour: #2E240E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.27:1

Contrast with white15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D1DBF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29240Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B260Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#32211Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Dim grey · ΔE 33.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 37.1 Gray · ΔE 41.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E182E

Analogous#2E140E, #282E0E

Triadic#0E2E24, #240E2E

Split complementary#0E282E, #140E2E

Tetradic#0E2E14, #0E182E, #2E0E28

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C69D42

Lighter +30%#A38032

Lighter +20%#7C6126

Lighter +10%#55431A

Darker −10%#070502

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#352707

Less saturated −25%#262116

Channel breakdown

R46

G36

B14

Red46 (18%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue41.25°

Saturation (HSL)53.33%

Lightness11.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 24 · B 0E

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