Colour

#42341B

#42341B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#42341B is a orange with RGB values 66, 52, 27 and HSL 38°, 42%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#42341B#42341B

HEX#42341B

RGBrgb(66, 52, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2039, 0.1059

RGB percentages25.9%, 20.4%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(38.5, 41.9%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 59.1%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 21.2%, 59.1%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,338,715

CSS custom property--colour: #42341B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.08:1

Contrast with white12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#BDCBE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A3419no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D381Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#47302Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 28.4 Black · ΔE 29.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31.6 Gray · ΔE 35.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B2942

Analogous#42211B, #3D421B

Triadic#1B4234, #341B42

Split complementary#1B3D42, #201B42

Tetradic#1B4221, #1B2942, #421B3D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1A168

Lighter +30%#AF8A47

Lighter +20%#8A6D39

Lighter +10%#66512A

Darker −10%#1E170C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E370F

Less saturated −25%#363127

Channel breakdown

R66

G52

B27

Red66 (25.9%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue38.46°

Saturation (HSL)41.94%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 34 · B 1B

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Colour values

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