Recognised as Colour

#552B1D

#552B1D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#552B1D is a orange with RGB values 85, 43, 29 and HSL 15°, 49%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#552B1D

RGBrgb(85, 43, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1686, 0.1137

RGB percentages33.3%, 16.9%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(15, 49.1%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15, 65.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 49.4%, 65.9%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,581,597

CSS custom property--colour: #552B1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12:1

Contrast with white12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#AAD4E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#36311Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#403A1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#5D2328no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 28.9 Sienna · ΔE 29.9 Dim grey · ΔE 33.1 Black · ΔE 33.9 Maroon · ΔE 36.5 Brown · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 28.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D4755

Analogous#551D2B, #55471D

Triadic#1D552B, #2B1D55

Split complementary#1D5547, #1D2B55

Tetradic#2B551D, #1D4755, #471D55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CE8770

Lighter +30%#C1684A

Lighter +20%#A15137

Lighter +10%#7B3E2A

Darker −10%#2F1810

Darker −20%#090503

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#63240F

Less saturated −25%#47322B

Channel breakdown

R85

G43

B29

Red85 (33.3%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue15°

Saturation (HSL)49.12%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 2B · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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