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Colour

#6A472A

  • #6A472A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#6A472A is a orange with RGB values 106, 71, 42 and HSL 27°, 43%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#6A472A#6A472A
HEX#6A472A
RGBrgb(106, 71, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2784, 0.1647
RGB percentages41.6%, 27.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(27.2, 43.2%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.2, 60.4%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 33%, 60.4%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,965,034
CSS custom property--colour: #6A472A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#95B8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#524A28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A522Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#734040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 23.5Sienna · ΔE 24Dim grey · ΔE 28.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32.4Gray · ΔE 32.9Rosy brown · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 23.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A4D6A
Analogous#6A2A2D, #6A672A
Triadic#2A6A47, #472A6A
Split complementary#2A6A67, #2A2D6A
Tetradic#2D6A2A, #2A4D6A, #672A6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2AD8E
Lighter +30%#C49269
Lighter +20%#B37847
Lighter +10%#8F5F38
Darker −10%#452F1C
Darker −20%#21160D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7D4518
Less saturated −25%#58493D

Channel breakdown

R106
G71
B42
Red106 (41.6%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue27.19°
Saturation (HSL)43.24%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 47 · B 2A

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