Colour

#512A16

#512A16
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#512A16 is a orange with RGB values 81, 42, 22 and HSL 20°, 57%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#512A16

RGBrgb(81, 42, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1647, 0.0863

RGB percentages31.8%, 16.5%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(20.3, 57.3%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(20.3, 72.8%, 31.8%)

CMYK0%, 48.1%, 72.8%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,319,190

CSS custom property--colour: #512A16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.41:1

Contrast with white12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#AED5E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#352F14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E3816no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#592225no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 27.6 Sienna · ΔE 29.7 Black · ΔE 34.1 Dim grey · ΔE 34.6 Maroon · ΔE 36.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 27.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#163D51

Analogous#511620, #514716

Triadic#16512A, #2A1651

Split complementary#165148, #162051

Tetradic#205116, #163D51, #481651

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4875F

Lighter +30%#C96937

Lighter +20%#A1542C

Lighter +10%#793F21

Darker −10%#29150B

Darker −20%#010000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5E2609

Less saturated −25%#442E23

Channel breakdown

R81

G42

B22

Red81 (31.8%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue20.34°

Saturation (HSL)57.28%

Lightness20.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 51 · G 2A · B 16

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