Colour

#3A280C

#3A280C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3A280C is a orange with RGB values 58, 40, 12 and HSL 37°, 66%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3A280C#3A280C

HEX#3A280C

RGBrgb(58, 40, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1569, 0.0471

RGB percentages22.7%, 15.7%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(36.5, 65.7%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.5, 79.3%, 22.7%)

CMYK0%, 31%, 79.3%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,811,340

CSS custom property--colour: #3A280C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.11:1

Contrast with white14.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#C5D7F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F2909no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#332D0Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#402322no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 35.6 Sienna · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C1E3A

Analogous#3A110C, #353A0C

Triadic#0C3A28, #280C3A

Split complementary#0C353A, #110C3A

Tetradic#0C3A11, #0C1E3A, #3A0C35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D79A3B

Lighter +30%#B97F26

Lighter +20%#8F621D

Lighter +10%#644515

Darker −10%#100B03

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#432A03

Less saturated −25%#312615

Channel breakdown

R58

G40

B12

Red58 (22.7%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue36.52°

Saturation (HSL)65.71%

Lightness13.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3A · G 28 · B 0C

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