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Recognised as Colour

#522C0E

  • #522C0E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#522C0E is a orange with RGB values 82, 44, 14 and HSL 26°, 71%, 19%. 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

#522C0E#522C0E
HEX#522C0E
RGBrgb(82, 44, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1725, 0.0549
RGB percentages32.2%, 17.3%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(26.5, 70.8%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.5, 82.9%, 32.2%)
CMYK0%, 46.3%, 82.9%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,385,230
CSS custom property--colour: #522C0E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.3 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#323232
Inverted#ADD3F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#37300Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#40390Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5A2426no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 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 24.2Sienna · ΔE 27.6Maroon · ΔE 35.5Dim grey · ΔE 37.2Black · ΔE 37.4Brown · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 24.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E3452
Analogous#520E12, #524E0E
Triadic#0E522C, #2C0E52
Split complementary#0E524E, #0E1252
Tetradic#12520E, #0E3452, #4E0E52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E08D4C
Lighter +30%#D57224
Lighter +20%#A95B1D
Lighter +10%#7E4315
Darker −10%#261507
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E2B02
Less saturated −25%#462D1A

Channel breakdown

R82
G44
B14
Red82 (32.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue26.47°
Saturation (HSL)70.83%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2C · B 0E

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