Recognised as Colour

#4E2401

#4E2401
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#4E2401 is a orange with RGB values 78, 36, 1 and HSL 27°, 97%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#4E2401

RGBrgb(78, 36, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1412, 0.0039

RGB percentages30.6%, 14.1%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(27.3, 97.5%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.3, 98.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 53.8%, 98.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,121,025

CSS custom property--colour: #4E2401;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.32:1

Contrast with white13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#B1DBFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#302900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B3300no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#571A1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 23.8 Sienna · ΔE 28 Maroon · ΔE 32.8 Brown · ΔE 37.1 Dark red · ΔE 37.1 Black · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 23.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#012B4E

Analogous#4E0105, #4E4A01

Triadic#014E24, #24014E

Split complementary#014E4A, #01054E

Tetradic#054E01, #012B4E, #4A014E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FC831F

Lighter +30%#E56A03

Lighter +20%#B35202

Lighter +10%#803B02

Darker −10%#1C0D00

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4F2400

Less saturated −25%#44250B

Channel breakdown

R78

G36

Red78 (30.6%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue27.27°

Saturation (HSL)97.47%

Lightness15.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 24 · B 01

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