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Recognised as Colour

#4E2C01

  • #4E2C01
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#4E2C01 is a orange with RGB values 78, 44, 1 and HSL 34°, 97%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#4E2C01#4E2C01
HEX#4E2C01
RGBrgb(78, 44, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1725, 0.0039
RGB percentages30.6%, 17.3%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(33.5, 97.5%, 15.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.5, 98.7%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 43.6%, 98.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,123,073
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2C01;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B1D3FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#372F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F3702no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#562424no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 23.7Sienna · ΔE 28.4Maroon · ΔE 36.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 37.3Black · ΔE 39.4Dim grey · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 23.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#01234E
Analogous#4E0501, #4A4E01
Triadic#014E2C, #2C014E
Split complementary#014A4E, #05014E
Tetradic#014E05, #01234E, #4E014A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC9A1F
Lighter +30%#E58103
Lighter +20%#B36502
Lighter +10%#804802
Darker −10%#1C1000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F2C00
Less saturated −25%#442B0B

Channel breakdown

R78
G44
B1
Red78 (30.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue33.51°
Saturation (HSL)97.47%
Lightness15.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 2C · B 01

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