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Recognised as Colour

#4E2208

  • #4E2208
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#4E2208 is a orange with RGB values 78, 34, 8 and HSL 22°, 81%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#4E2208#4E2208
HEX#4E2208
RGBrgb(78, 34, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1333, 0.0314
RGB percentages30.6%, 13.3%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(22.3, 81.4%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.3, 89.7%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 56.4%, 89.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,520
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2208;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.49:1
Contrast with white13.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#B1DDF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#2F2805no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#393207no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#56181Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 25.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#08344E
Analogous#4E0811, #4E4508
Triadic#084E22, #22084E
Split complementary#084E45, #08114E
Tetradic#114E08, #08344E, #45084E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EB7A37
Lighter +30%#D95E16
Lighter +20%#AB4A11
Lighter +10%#7C360D
Darker −10%#200E03
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#562000
Less saturated −25%#432513

Channel breakdown

R78
G34
B8
Red78 (30.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue22.29°
Saturation (HSL)81.4%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 22 · B 08

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