Colour
#552B00
- #552B00
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#552B00 is a orange with RGB values 85, 43, 0 and HSL 30°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#552B00#552B00
HEX#552B00
RGBrgb(85, 43, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1686, 0
RGB percentages33.3%, 16.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(30.4, 100%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.4, 100%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 49.4%, 100%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,581,568
CSS custom property--colour: #552B00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#AAD4FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#002A55
Analogous#550100, #545500
Triadic#00552B, #2B0055
Split complementary#005455, #000055
Tetradic#005501, #002A55, #550054
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G43
B0
Red85 (33.3%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue30.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2B · B 00
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