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Recognised as Colour

#5E4536

  • #5E4536
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E4536 is a orange with RGB values 94, 69, 54 and HSL 22°, 27%, 29%. 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

#5E4536#5E4536
HEX#5E4536
RGBrgb(94, 69, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2706, 0.2118
RGB percentages36.9%, 27.1%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(22.5, 27%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.5, 42.6%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 26.6%, 42.6%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,178,102
CSS custom property--colour: #5E4536;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76 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#494949
Inverted#A1BAC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#4C4735no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#524C36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#654141no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 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

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#364F5E
Analogous#5E363B, #5E5936
Triadic#365E45, #45365E
Split complementary#365E59, #363B5E
Tetradic#3B5E36, #364F5E, #59365E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C5AB9B
Lighter +30%#B38F7A
Lighter +20%#9F755B
Lighter +10%#7E5D49
Darker −10%#3E2D23
Darker −20%#1D1511
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#714024
Less saturated −25%#4C4A49

Channel breakdown

R94
G69
B54
Red94 (36.9%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue22.5°
Saturation (HSL)27.03%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 45 · B 36

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