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Recognised as Colour

#4E2E00

  • #4E2E00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#4E2E00 is a orange with RGB values 78, 46, 0 and HSL 35°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#4E2E00#4E2E00
HEX#4E2E00
RGBrgb(78, 46, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1804, 0
RGB percentages30.6%, 18%, 0%
HSLhsl(35.4, 100%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.4, 100%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 100%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,123,584
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B1D1FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#393100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#403801no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#562626no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 23.7Sienna · ΔE 28.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 35.9Maroon · ΔE 37.8Dim grey · ΔE 40.1Black · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 23.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00204E
Analogous#4E0700, #474E00
Triadic#004E2E, #2E004E
Split complementary#00474E, #07004E
Tetradic#004E07, #00204E, #4E0047

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA11B
Lighter +30%#E78800
Lighter +20%#B46A00
Lighter +10%#814C00
Darker −10%#1B1000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E2E00
Less saturated −25%#442C0A

Channel breakdown

R78
G46
B0
Red78 (30.6%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue35.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 2E · B 00

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