Colour

#55492F

#55492F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55492F is a orange with RGB values 85, 73, 47 and HSL 41°, 29%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#55492F

RGBrgb(85, 73, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2863, 0.1843

RGB percentages33.3%, 28.6%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(41.1, 28.8%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 44.7%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 14.1%, 44.7%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,589,295

CSS custom property--colour: #55492F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1

Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#AAB6D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F482Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#524C30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5B4542no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26 Gray · ΔE 28.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.3 Slate grey · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F3B55

Analogous#55362F, #4E552F

Triadic#2F5549, #492F55

Split complementary#2F4E55, #362F55

Tetradic#2F5536, #2F3B55, #552F4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1B18F

Lighter +30%#AF9A6E

Lighter +20%#978153

Lighter +10%#766541

Darker −10%#342D1D

Darker −20%#13110B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#654F1E

Less saturated −25%#44433F

Channel breakdown

R85

G73

B47

Red85 (33.3%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue41.05°

Saturation (HSL)28.79%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 49 · B 2F

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