Colour

#38240F

#38240F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#38240F is a orange with RGB values 56, 36, 15 and HSL 31°, 58%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#38240F#38240F

HEX#38240F

RGBrgb(56, 36, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1412, 0.0588

RGB percentages22%, 14.1%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(30.7, 57.7%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.7, 73.2%, 22%)

CMYK0%, 35.7%, 73.2%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,679,247

CSS custom property--colour: #38240F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.71:1

Contrast with white14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#C7DBF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A250Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2A0Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#3E1F1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Dim grey · ΔE 33.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 37.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 38.9 Sienna · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F2338

Analogous#38100F, #37380F

Triadic#0F3824, #240F38

Split complementary#0F3738, #100F38

Tetradic#0F3810, #0F2338, #380F37

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CD8B46

Lighter +30%#B1722F

Lighter +20%#885825

Lighter +10%#603E1A

Darker −10%#100A04

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#412406

Less saturated −25%#2F2418

Channel breakdown

R56

G36

B15

Red56 (22%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue30.73°

Saturation (HSL)57.75%

Lightness13.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 38 · G 24 · B 0F

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