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Recognised as Colour

#55493A

  • #55493A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55493A is a orange with RGB values 85, 73, 58 and HSL 33°, 19%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55493A#55493A
HEX#55493A
RGBrgb(85, 73, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2863, 0.2275
RGB percentages33.3%, 28.6%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(33.3, 18.9%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.3, 31.8%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 31.8%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,589,306
CSS custom property--colour: #55493A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#AAB6C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E4939no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#504C3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5A4645no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3Gray · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 30.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A4655
Analogous#553C3A, #54553A
Triadic#3A5549, #493A55
Split complementary#3A5455, #3B3A55
Tetradic#3A553C, #3A4655, #553A54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDAF9E
Lighter +30%#A89680
Lighter +20%#927D63
Lighter +10%#73634F
Darker −10%#372F25
Darker −20%#181511
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#674B28
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R85
G73
B58
Red85 (33.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue33.33°
Saturation (HSL)18.88%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 49 · B 3A

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