Colour

#55462C

#55462C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55462C is a orange with RGB values 85, 70, 44 and HSL 38°, 32%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#55462C

RGBrgb(85, 70, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2745, 0.1725

RGB percentages33.3%, 27.5%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(38, 31.8%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38, 48.2%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 17.6%, 48.2%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,588,524

CSS custom property--colour: #55462C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.14:1

Contrast with white9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#AAB9D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C462Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#504A2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5B413Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.2 Gray · ΔE 29.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 34 Sienna · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C3B55

Analogous#55322C, #50552C

Triadic#2C5546, #462C55

Split complementary#2C5055, #312C55

Tetradic#2C5532, #2C3B55, #552C50

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3AE8A

Lighter +30%#B19769

Lighter +20%#987D4F

Lighter +10%#77623D

Darker −10%#332A1B

Darker −20%#120F09

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#654A1C

Less saturated −25%#45423C

Channel breakdown

R85

G70

B44

Red85 (33.3%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue38.05°

Saturation (HSL)31.78%

Lightness25.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 46 · B 2C

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