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Recognised as Colour

#524B42

  • #524B42
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#524B42 is a orange with RGB values 82, 75, 66 and HSL 34°, 11%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#524B42#524B42
HEX#524B42
RGBrgb(82, 75, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2941, 0.2588
RGB percentages32.2%, 29.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(33.7, 10.8%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.7, 19.5%, 32.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 19.5%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,393,218
CSS custom property--colour: #524B42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#ADB4BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#4E4B41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F4D42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#554948no 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 text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#424952
Analogous#524342, #515242
Triadic#42524B, #4B4252
Split complementary#425152, #434252
Tetradic#425243, #424952, #524251

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#B9B1A7
Lighter +30%#A2988B
Lighter +20%#8B7F6F
Lighter +10%#6E6559
Darker −10%#36312B
Darker −20%#191715
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#654D30
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R82
G75
B66
Red82 (32.2%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue33.75°
Saturation (HSL)10.81%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 52 · G 4B · B 42

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