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Recognised as Colour

#794B2B

  • #794B2B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#794B2B is a orange with RGB values 121, 75, 43 and HSL 25°, 48%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#794B2B#794B2B
HEX#794B2B
RGBrgb(121, 75, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.2941, 0.1686
RGB percentages47.5%, 29.4%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(24.6, 47.6%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.6, 64.5%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 64.5%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,949,099
CSS custom property--colour: #794B2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#86B4D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#585028no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#635A2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#844243no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2B5979
Analogous#792B32, #79722B
Triadic#2B794B, #4B2B79
Split complementary#2B7972, #2B3279
Tetradic#32792B, #2B5979, #722B79

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#DAB296
Lighter +30%#CC9671
Lighter +20%#BF7B4B
Lighter +10%#9F6238
Darker −10%#53341E
Darker −20%#2E1C10
Darker −30%#080503
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D4716
Less saturated −25%#644F3F

Channel breakdown

R121
G75
B43
Red121 (47.5%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue24.62°
Saturation (HSL)47.56%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 4B · B 2B

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