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Recognised as Colour

#3F261A

  • #3F261A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#3F261A is a orange with RGB values 63, 38, 26 and HSL 19°, 42%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#3F261A#3F261A
HEX#3F261A
RGBrgb(63, 38, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.149, 0.102
RGB percentages24.7%, 14.9%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(19.5, 41.6%, 17.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.5, 58.7%, 24.7%)
CMYK0%, 39.7%, 58.7%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,138,522
CSS custom property--colour: #3F261A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#C0D9E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#2D2919no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#332E1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#452223no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1A333F
Analogous#3F1A20, #3F391A
Triadic#1A3F26, #261A3F
Split complementary#1A3F39, #1A203F
Tetradic#203F1A, #1A333F, #391A3F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C08365
Lighter +30%#AB6747
Lighter +20%#875238
Lighter +10%#633C29
Darker −10%#1B100B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A220F
Less saturated −25%#342A25

Channel breakdown

R63
G38
B26
Red63 (24.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue19.46°
Saturation (HSL)41.57%
Lightness17.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3F · G 26 · B 1A

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