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Recognised as Colour

#4B2A03

  • #4B2A03
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#4B2A03 is a orange with RGB values 75, 42, 3 and HSL 33°, 92%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#4B2A03#4B2A03
HEX#4B2A03
RGBrgb(75, 42, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1647, 0.0118
RGB percentages29.4%, 16.5%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(32.5, 92.3%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.5, 96%, 29.4%)
CMYK0%, 44%, 96%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,925,955
CSS custom property--colour: #4B2A03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#B4D5FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#342D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C3503no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#532223no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 25.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#03244B
Analogous#4B0603, #484B03
Triadic#034B2A, #2A034B
Split complementary#03484B, #06034B
Tetradic#034B06, #03244B, #4B0348

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F69624
Lighter +30%#DE7C09
Lighter +20%#AD6107
Lighter +10%#7C4505
Darker −10%#1A0F01
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E2A00
Less saturated −25%#41290D

Channel breakdown

R75
G42
B3
Red75 (29.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue32.5°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4B · G 2A · B 03

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