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
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
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
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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