Recognised as Colour
#522E1A
- #522E1A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#522E1A is a orange with RGB values 82, 46, 26 and HSL 21°, 52%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#522E1A#522E1A
HEX#522E1A
RGBrgb(82, 46, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1804, 0.102
RGB percentages32.2%, 18%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(21.4, 51.9%, 21.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.4, 68.3%, 32.2%)
CMYK0%, 43.9%, 68.3%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,385,754
CSS custom property--colour: #522E1A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#ADD1E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A3E52
Analogous#521A22, #524A1A
Triadic#1A522E, #2E1A52
Split complementary#1A524A, #1A2252
Tetradic#22521A, #1A3E52, #4A1A52
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G46
B26
Red82 (32.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue21.43°
Saturation (HSL)51.85%
Lightness21.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2E · B 1A
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