Colour

#42321D

#42321D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#42321D is a orange with RGB values 66, 50, 29 and HSL 34°, 39%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#42321D

RGBrgb(66, 50, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1961, 0.1137

RGB percentages25.9%, 19.6%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(34.1, 38.9%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.1, 56.1%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 24.2%, 56.1%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,338,205

CSS custom property--colour: #42321D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.31:1

Contrast with white12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#BDCDE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#38331Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C361Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#472E2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Black · ΔE 27.6 Dim grey · ΔE 27.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33.8 Gray · ΔE 35.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D2D42

Analogous#42201D, #40421D

Triadic#1D4232, #321D42

Split complementary#1D4042, #1F1D42

Tetradic#1D421F, #1D2D42, #421D40

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BF9B6C

Lighter +30%#AC834C

Lighter +20%#89683C

Lighter +10%#654D2D

Darker −10%#1F170D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E3411

Less saturated −25%#363029

Channel breakdown

R66

G50

B29

Red66 (25.9%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue34.05°

Saturation (HSL)38.95%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 32 · B 1D

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