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Recognised as Colour

#51452A

  • #51452A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#51452A is a orange with RGB values 81, 69, 42 and HSL 42°, 32%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#51452A#51452A
HEX#51452A
RGBrgb(81, 69, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2706, 0.1647
RGB percentages31.8%, 27.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(41.5, 31.7%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.5, 48.1%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 48.1%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,326,122
CSS custom property--colour: #51452A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#AEBAD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4428no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E482Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#57413Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 29.9Black · ΔE 35Saddle brown · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A3651
Analogous#51322A, #49512A
Triadic#2A5145, #452A51
Split complementary#2A4951, #322A51
Tetradic#2A5132, #2A3651, #512A49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1AF86
Lighter +30%#AF9865
Lighter +20%#947E4D
Lighter +10%#73623B
Darker −10%#2F2819
Darker −20%#0E0C07
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#604B1B
Less saturated −25%#423F39

Channel breakdown

R81
G69
B42
Red81 (31.8%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue41.54°
Saturation (HSL)31.71%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 45 · B 2A

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