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Recognised as Colour

#4B402D

  • #4B402D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4B402D is a orange with RGB values 75, 64, 45 and HSL 38°, 25%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4B402D#4B402D
HEX#4B402D
RGBrgb(75, 64, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.251, 0.1765
RGB percentages29.4%, 25.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(38, 25%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38, 40%, 29.4%)
CMYK0%, 14.7%, 40%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,931,629
CSS custom property--colour: #4B402D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B4BFD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#45402Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#48432Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#503D3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9Gray · ΔE 29.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.3Black · ΔE 30.8Slate grey · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D384B
Analogous#4B312D, #474B2D
Triadic#2D4B40, #402D4B
Split complementary#2D474B, #312D4B
Tetradic#2D4B31, #2D384B, #4B2D47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9A88B
Lighter +30%#A6906B
Lighter +20%#8B7653
Lighter +10%#6B5B40
Darker −10%#2B251A
Darker −20%#0B0A07
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A441E
Less saturated −25%#3C3C3C

Channel breakdown

R75
G64
B45
Red75 (29.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue38°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4B · G 40 · B 2D

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