Colour

#552F1F

#552F1F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#552F1F is a orange with RGB values 85, 47, 31 and HSL 18°, 47%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#552F1F#552F1F

HEX#552F1F

RGBrgb(85, 47, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1843, 0.1216

RGB percentages33.3%, 18.4%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(17.8, 46.6%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.8, 63.5%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 44.7%, 63.5%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,582,623

CSS custom property--colour: #552F1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.59:1

Contrast with white11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#AAD0E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#39341Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#423C1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5D282Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 29.1 Sienna · ΔE 30.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2 Black · ΔE 33.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.4 Gray · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 29.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F4555

Analogous#551F2A, #554A1F

Triadic#1F552F, #2F1F55

Split complementary#1F554A, #1F2A55

Tetradic#2A551F, #1F4555, #4A1F55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC8E74

Lighter +30%#BF704E

Lighter +20%#A0583A

Lighter +10%#7A442D

Darker −10%#301A11

Darker −20%#0A0604

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#632911

Less saturated −25%#47352E

Channel breakdown

R85

G47

B31

Red85 (33.3%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue17.78°

Saturation (HSL)46.55%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 2F · B 1F

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