Recognised as Colour

#6B492C

#6B492C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#6B492C is a orange with RGB values 107, 73, 44 and HSL 28°, 42%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6B492C

RGBrgb(107, 73, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2863, 0.1725

RGB percentages42%, 28.6%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(27.6, 41.7%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.6, 58.9%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 31.8%, 58.9%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,031,084

CSS custom property--colour: #6B492C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.03:1

Contrast with white8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#94B6D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534C2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B532Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#744242no 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 text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 24 Sienna · ΔE 24.3 Dim grey · ΔE 27.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31.8 Gray · ΔE 32.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 23.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C4E6B

Analogous#6B2C2F, #6B682C

Triadic#2C6B49, #492C6B

Split complementary#2C6B68, #2C2F6B

Tetradic#2F6B2C, #2C4E6B, #682C6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2AF91

Lighter +30%#C3956D

Lighter +20%#B37A4A

Lighter +10%#8F623B

Darker −10%#47301D

Darker −20%#23180E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7E4819

Less saturated −25%#584A3F

Channel breakdown

R107

G73

B44

Red107 (42%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue27.62°

Saturation (HSL)41.72%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 49 · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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