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Recognised as Colour

#3E2D24

  • #3E2D24
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3E2D24 is a orange with RGB values 62, 45, 36 and HSL 21°, 27%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3E2D24#3E2D24
HEX#3E2D24
RGBrgb(62, 45, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1765, 0.1412
RGB percentages24.3%, 17.6%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(20.8, 26.5%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.8, 41.9%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.4%, 41.9%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,074,788
CSS custom property--colour: #3E2D24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#C1D2DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#322F23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#363224no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#432A2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#24353E
Analogous#3E2428, #3E3A24
Triadic#243E2D, #2D243E
Split complementary#243E3A, #24283E
Tetradic#283E24, #24353E, #3A243E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#B38F7B
Lighter +30%#9F735C
Lighter +20%#7F5C49
Lighter +10%#5E4437
Darker −10%#1E1611
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A2918
Less saturated −25%#323130

Channel breakdown

R62
G45
B36
Red62 (24.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue20.77°
Saturation (HSL)26.53%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 2D · B 24

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