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Recognised as Colour

#774A24

  • #774A24
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#774A24 is a orange with RGB values 119, 74, 36 and HSL 27°, 54%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#774A24#774A24
HEX#774A24
RGBrgb(119, 74, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.2902, 0.1412
RGB percentages46.7%, 29%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(27.5, 53.5%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.5, 69.7%, 46.7%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 69.7%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,817,764
CSS custom property--colour: #774A24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#88B5DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#584E20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#625824no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#824041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#245177
Analogous#772428, #777324
Triadic#24774A, #4A2477
Split complementary#247774, #242877
Tetradic#287724, #245177, #732477

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#DCB08B
Lighter +30%#D09564
Lighter +20%#C47B3D
Lighter +10%#9E6230
Darker −10%#503218
Darker −20%#29190C
Darker −30%#020100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A4811
Less saturated −25%#644C37

Channel breakdown

R119
G74
B36
Red119 (46.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue27.47°
Saturation (HSL)53.55%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 77 · G 4A · B 24

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