Recognised as Colour

#542D16

#542D16
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#542D16 is a orange with RGB values 84, 45, 22 and HSL 22°, 58%, 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

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HEX#542D16

RGBrgb(84, 45, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1765, 0.0863

RGB percentages32.9%, 17.6%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(22.3, 58.5%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(22.3, 73.8%, 32.9%)

CMYK0%, 46.4%, 73.8%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,516,566

CSS custom property--colour: #542D16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1

Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#ABD2E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#383214no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#413A16no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5C2528no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 26 Sienna · ΔE 28.2 Dim grey · ΔE 34.6 Black · ΔE 35.7 Maroon · ΔE 36.1 Brown · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 25.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#163D54

Analogous#54161E, #544C16

Triadic#16542D, #2D1654

Split complementary#16544C, #161E54

Tetradic#1E5416, #163D54, #4C1654

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D58C61

Lighter +30%#CB6F38

Lighter +20%#A5582B

Lighter +10%#7C4321

Darker −10%#2C170B

Darker −20%#030201

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#612A09

Less saturated −25%#473023

Channel breakdown

R84

G45

B22

Red84 (32.9%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue22.26°

Saturation (HSL)58.49%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 54 · G 2D · B 16

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