Recognised as Colour

#552E1D

#552E1D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#552E1D is a orange with RGB values 85, 46, 29 and HSL 18°, 49%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#552E1D

RGBrgb(85, 46, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1804, 0.1137

RGB percentages33.3%, 18%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(18.2, 49.1%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.2, 65.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 45.9%, 65.9%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,582,365

CSS custom property--colour: #552E1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.7:1

Contrast with white11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#AAD1E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#38331Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#423B1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5D272Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 28.3 Sienna · ΔE 29.6 Dim grey · ΔE 32.2 Black · ΔE 34 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.4 Maroon · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 28.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D4455

Analogous#551D28, #554A1D

Triadic#1D552E, #2E1D55

Split complementary#1D554A, #1D2855

Tetradic#28551D, #1D4455, #4A1D55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CE8C70

Lighter +30%#C16E4A

Lighter +20%#A15737

Lighter +10%#7B432A

Darker −10%#2F1910

Darker −20%#090503

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#63280F

Less saturated −25%#47342B

Channel breakdown

R85

G46

B29

Red85 (33.3%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue18.21°

Saturation (HSL)49.12%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 2E · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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