Colour

#6B4729

#6B4729
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#6B4729 is a orange with RGB values 107, 71, 41 and HSL 27°, 45%, 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

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HEX#6B4729

RGBrgb(107, 71, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2784, 0.1608

RGB percentages42%, 27.8%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(27.3, 44.6%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.3, 61.7%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 33.6%, 61.7%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,030,569

CSS custom property--colour: #6B4729;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#94B8D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524A26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5229no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#743F40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 22.6 Sienna · ΔE 23.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32.6 Gray · ΔE 33.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 22.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#294D6B

Analogous#6B292C, #6B6829

Triadic#296B47, #47296B

Split complementary#296B68, #292C6B

Tetradic#2C6B29, #294D6B, #68296B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3AD8D

Lighter +30%#C59268

Lighter +20%#B57845

Lighter +10%#905F37

Darker −10%#462F1B

Darker −20%#21160D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7E4517

Less saturated −25%#59493C

Channel breakdown

R107

G71

B41

Red107 (42%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue27.27°

Saturation (HSL)44.59%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 47 · B 29

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Colour values

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