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Recognised as Colour

#4B1C08

  • #4B1C08
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#4B1C08 is a orange with RGB values 75, 28, 8 and HSL 18°, 81%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#4B1C08#4B1C08
HEX#4B1C08
RGBrgb(75, 28, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1098, 0.0314
RGB percentages29.4%, 11%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(17.9, 80.7%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.9, 89.3%, 29.4%)
CMYK0%, 62.7%, 89.3%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,922,376
CSS custom property--colour: #4B1C08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#B4E3F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#292406no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#352E07no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#531118no 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 text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 28.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#08374B
Analogous#4B0815, #4B3D08
Triadic#084B1C, #1C084B
Split complementary#084B3E, #08154B
Tetradic#154B08, #08374B, #3E084B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EA6B35
Lighter +30%#D55017
Lighter +20%#A73E12
Lighter +10%#792D0D
Darker −10%#1D0B03
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#531900
Less saturated −25%#412012

Channel breakdown

R75
G28
B8
Red75 (29.4%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue17.91°
Saturation (HSL)80.72%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4B · G 1C · B 08

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