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Recognised as Colour

#514A42

  • #514A42
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#514A42 is a orange with RGB values 81, 74, 66 and HSL 32°, 10%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#514A42#514A42
HEX#514A42
RGBrgb(81, 74, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2902, 0.2588
RGB percentages31.8%, 29%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(32, 10.2%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32, 18.5%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 18.5%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,327,426
CSS custom property--colour: #514A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#AEB5BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D4A42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4C42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#544848no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.2Gray · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6Black · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#424951
Analogous#514242, #505142
Triadic#42514A, #4A4251
Split complementary#425051, #424251
Tetradic#425142, #424951, #514250

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8B0A7
Lighter +30%#A1978B
Lighter +20%#897D70
Lighter +10%#6D6459
Darker −10%#35302B
Darker −20%#191714
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#634B30
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R81
G74
B66
Red81 (31.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue32°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4A · B 42

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