Colour

#512C1B

#512C1B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#512C1B is a orange with RGB values 81, 44, 27 and HSL 19°, 50%, 21%. 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

#512C1B#512C1B

HEX#512C1B

RGBrgb(81, 44, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1725, 0.1059

RGB percentages31.8%, 17.3%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(18.9, 50%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.9, 66.7%, 31.8%)

CMYK0%, 45.7%, 66.7%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,319,707

CSS custom property--colour: #512C1B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.17:1

Contrast with white12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#AED3E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363119no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F391Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#592528no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 29.5 Sienna · ΔE 31 Dim grey · ΔE 32.4 Black · ΔE 32.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.9 Maroon · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 29.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B4051

Analogous#511B25, #51471B

Triadic#1B512C, #2C1B51

Split complementary#1B5147, #1B2551

Tetradic#25511B, #1B4051, #471B51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CD8A6A

Lighter +30%#C16B44

Lighter +20%#9D5635

Lighter +10%#774128

Darker −10%#2B170E

Darker −20%#050201

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5F270E

Less saturated −25%#433129

Channel breakdown

R81

G44

B27

Red81 (31.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue18.89°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 51 · G 2C · B 1B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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