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Recognised as Colour

#734F17

  • #734F17
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#734F17 is a orange with RGB values 115, 79, 23 and HSL 37°, 67%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#734F17#734F17
HEX#734F17
RGBrgb(115, 79, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.3098, 0.0902
RGB percentages45.1%, 31%, 9%
HSLhsl(36.5, 66.7%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.5, 80%, 45.1%)
CMYK0%, 31.3%, 80%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,556,887
CSS custom property--colour: #734F17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#8CB0E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5C510Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#645919no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7E4644no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#173B73
Analogous#732117, #697317
Triadic#17734F, #4F1773
Split complementary#176973, #211773
Tetradic#177321, #173B73, #731769

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E3B773
Lighter +30%#DBA149
Lighter +20%#C88928
Lighter +10%#9E6C1F
Darker −10%#49320E
Darker −20%#1E1506
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#845306
Less saturated −25%#624B28

Channel breakdown

R115
G79
B23
Red115 (45.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue36.52°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 73 · G 4F · B 17

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