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Recognised as Colour

#4C4138

  • #4C4138
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4138 is a orange with RGB values 76, 65, 56 and HSL 27°, 15%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C4138#4C4138
HEX#4C4138
RGBrgb(76, 65, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2549, 0.2196
RGB percentages29.8%, 25.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(27, 15.2%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27, 26.3%, 29.8%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 26.3%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,997,432
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4138;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#B3BEC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#444237no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#474438no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#503F3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#38434C
Analogous#4C3839, #4C4B38
Triadic#384C41, #41384C
Split complementary#384C4B, #38394C
Tetradic#394C38, #38434C, #4B384C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#B5A79B
Lighter +30%#A08D7D
Lighter +20%#877363
Lighter +10%#695A4E
Darker −10%#2F2822
Darker −20%#110F0D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C3F27
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R76
G65
B56
Red76 (29.8%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue27°
Saturation (HSL)15.15%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4C · G 41 · B 38

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