Colour

#4E370F

#4E370F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#4E370F is a orange with RGB values 78, 55, 15 and HSL 38°, 68%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#4E370F#4E370F

HEX#4E370F

RGBrgb(78, 55, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2157, 0.0588

RGB percentages30.6%, 21.6%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(38.1, 67.7%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 80.8%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 29.5%, 80.8%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,125,903

CSS custom property--colour: #4E370F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.19:1

Contrast with white11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#B1C8F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#40380Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#453D10no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#55312Fno 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 text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 27.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.2 Sienna · ΔE 31.2 Dim grey · ΔE 34.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Black · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 27.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F264E

Analogous#4E170F, #464E0F

Triadic#0F4E37, #370F4E

Split complementary#0F464E, #170F4E

Tetradic#0F4E17, #0F264E, #4E0F46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDA84C

Lighter +30%#CE9128

Lighter +20%#A4731F

Lighter +10%#795517

Darker −10%#231907

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A3A03

Less saturated −25%#42341B

Channel breakdown

R78

G55

B15

Red78 (30.6%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue38.1°

Saturation (HSL)67.74%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 37 · B 0F

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