Recognised as Colour
#833B15
- #833B15
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#833B15 is a orange with RGB values 131, 59, 21 and HSL 21°, 72%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#833B15#833B15
HEX#833B15
RGBrgb(131, 59, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2314, 0.0824
RGB percentages51.4%, 23.1%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(20.7, 72.4%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.7, 84%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 55%, 84%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,600,341
CSS custom property--colour: #833B15;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#7CC4EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#155D83
Analogous#831526, #837215
Triadic#15833B, #3B1583
Split complementary#158372, #152683
Tetradic#268315, #155D83, #721583
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G59
B21
Red131 (51.4%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue20.73°
Saturation (HSL)72.37%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 3B · B 15
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