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Recognised as Colour

#46372C

  • #46372C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46372C is a orange with RGB values 70, 55, 44 and HSL 25°, 23%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#46372C#46372C
HEX#46372C
RGBrgb(70, 55, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2157, 0.1725
RGB percentages27.5%, 21.6%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(25.4, 22.8%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.4, 37.1%, 27.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.4%, 37.1%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,601,644
CSS custom property--colour: #46372C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#B9C8D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3B382Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F3B2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#4B3434no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2C3B46
Analogous#462C2E, #46442C
Triadic#2C4637, #372C46
Split complementary#2C4644, #2C2E46
Tetradic#2E462C, #2C3B46, #442C46

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#B59C89
Lighter +30%#A1816A
Lighter +20%#856853
Lighter +10%#655040
Darker −10%#271E18
Darker −20%#070605
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#54351E
Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R70
G55
B44
Red70 (27.5%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue25.38°
Saturation (HSL)22.81%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 46 · G 37 · B 2C

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