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Recognised as Colour

#3F2518

  • #3F2518
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3F2518 is a orange with RGB values 63, 37, 24 and HSL 20°, 45%, 17%. 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

#3F2518#3F2518
HEX#3F2518
RGBrgb(63, 37, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1451, 0.0941
RGB percentages24.7%, 14.5%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(20, 44.8%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 61.9%, 24.7%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 61.9%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,138,264
CSS custom property--colour: #3F2518;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.1:1
Contrast with white14.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#C0DAE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#2C2817no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#322E18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#452022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#18323F
Analogous#3F181F, #3F3918
Triadic#183F25, #25183F
Split complementary#183F39, #181E3F
Tetradic#1F3F18, #18323F, #38183F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C38160
Lighter +30%#AE6642
Lighter +20%#895034
Lighter +10%#643B26
Darker −10%#1A0F0A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A210D
Less saturated −25%#342923

Channel breakdown

R63
G37
B24
Red63 (24.7%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)44.83%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3F · G 25 · B 18

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