Recognised as Colour
#492F12
- #492F12
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#492F12 is a orange with RGB values 73, 47, 18 and HSL 32°, 60%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#492F12#492F12
HEX#492F12
RGBrgb(73, 47, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1843, 0.0706
RGB percentages28.6%, 18.4%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(31.6, 60.4%, 17.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.6, 75.3%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 35.6%, 75.3%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,796,178
CSS custom property--colour: #492F12;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B6D0ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#122C49
Analogous#491312, #484912
Triadic#12492F, #2F1249
Split complementary#124849, #131249
Tetradic#124913, #122C49, #491248
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G47
B18
Red73 (28.6%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue31.64°
Saturation (HSL)60.44%
Lightness17.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 2F · B 12
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