Colour

#512C0C

#512C0C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#512C0C is a orange with RGB values 81, 44, 12 and HSL 28°, 74%, 18%. 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

#512C0C#512C0C

HEX#512C0C

RGBrgb(81, 44, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1725, 0.0471

RGB percentages31.8%, 17.3%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(27.8, 74.2%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.8, 85.2%, 31.8%)

CMYK0%, 45.7%, 85.2%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,319,692

CSS custom property--colour: #512C0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.24:1

Contrast with white12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#AED3F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#373008no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#40380Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#592425no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 24.2 Sienna · ΔE 27.8 Maroon · ΔE 35.8 Dim grey · ΔE 37.6 Black · ΔE 37.6 Brown · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 24.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C3151

Analogous#510C0E, #514F0C

Triadic#0C512C, #2C0C51

Split complementary#0C514F, #0C0E51

Tetradic#0E510C, #0C3151, #4F0C51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E48F45

Lighter +30%#D67420

Lighter +20%#AA5C19

Lighter +10%#7D4413

Darker −10%#251405

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5D2B00

Less saturated −25%#452D18

Channel breakdown

R81

G44

B12

Red81 (31.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue27.83°

Saturation (HSL)74.19%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 51 · G 2C · B 0C

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Colour values

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