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Recognised as Colour

#5C3E24

  • #5C3E24
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#5C3E24 is a orange with RGB values 92, 62, 36 and HSL 28°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#5C3E24#5C3E24
HEX#5C3E24
RGBrgb(92, 62, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2431, 0.1412
RGB percentages36.1%, 24.3%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(27.9, 43.8%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.9, 60.9%, 36.1%)
CMYK0%, 32.6%, 60.9%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,045,220
CSS custom property--colour: #5C3E24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#A3C1DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#474022no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4724no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#643838no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 27.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#24425C
Analogous#5C2426, #5C5A24
Triadic#245C3E, #3E245C
Split complementary#245C5A, #24265C
Tetradic#265C24, #24425C, #5A245C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#CDA37F
Lighter +30%#BF895A
Lighter +20%#A56F41
Lighter +10%#815732
Darker −10%#372516
Darker −20%#130D07
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6C3D14
Less saturated −25%#4C3F34

Channel breakdown

R92
G62
B36
Red92 (36.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue27.86°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5C · G 3E · B 24

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