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Recognised as Colour

#4C3003

  • #4C3003
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#4C3003 is a orange with RGB values 76, 48, 3 and HSL 37°, 92%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#4C3003#4C3003
HEX#4C3003
RGBrgb(76, 48, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1882, 0.0118
RGB percentages29.8%, 18.8%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(37, 92.4%, 15.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37, 96.1%, 29.8%)
CMYK0%, 36.8%, 96.1%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,993,027
CSS custom property--colour: #4C3003;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#B3CFFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3A3200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#403804no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#542928no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 25.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#031F4C
Analogous#4C0B03, #444C03
Triadic#034C30, #30034C
Split complementary#03444C, #0B034C
Tetradic#034C0B, #031F4C, #4C0344

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F6A625
Lighter +30%#DF8D09
Lighter +20%#AE6E07
Lighter +10%#7D4F05
Darker −10%#1B1101
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F3100
Less saturated −25%#422E0D

Channel breakdown

R76
G48
B3
Red76 (29.8%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue36.99°
Saturation (HSL)92.41%
Lightness15.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4C · G 30 · B 03

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