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Recognised as Colour

#6C4127

  • #6C4127
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#6C4127 is a orange with RGB values 108, 65, 39 and HSL 23°, 47%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#6C4127#6C4127
HEX#6C4127
RGBrgb(108, 65, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2549, 0.1529
RGB percentages42.4%, 25.5%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(22.6, 46.9%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.6, 63.9%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 39.8%, 63.9%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,094,567
CSS custom property--colour: #6C4127;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#93BED8

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#4D4625no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#574F27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#76393Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 21.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#27526C
Analogous#6C2730, #6C6327
Triadic#276C41, #41276C
Split complementary#276C63, #27306C
Tetradic#306C27, #27526C, #63276C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#D5A68A
Lighter +30%#C78A65
Lighter +20%#B76E42
Lighter +10%#915835
Darker −10%#472A19
Darker −20%#21140C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E3C15
Less saturated −25%#5A4639

Channel breakdown

R108
G65
B39
Red108 (42.4%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue22.61°
Saturation (HSL)46.94%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 41 · B 27

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