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Recognised as Colour

#894A15

  • #894A15
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#894A15 is a orange with RGB values 137, 74, 21 and HSL 27°, 73%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#894A15#894A15
HEX#894A15
RGBrgb(137, 74, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2902, 0.0824
RGB percentages53.7%, 29%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(27.4, 73.4%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.4, 84.7%, 53.7%)
CMYK0%, 46%, 84.7%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,997,397
CSS custom property--colour: #894A15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#76B5EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5D510Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6015no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#973C40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 3.74, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#155489
Analogous#89151A, #898415
Triadic#15894A, #4A1589
Split complementary#158984, #151A89
Tetradic#1A8915, #155489, #841589

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EBB07F
Lighter +30%#E59552
Lighter +20%#DE7A26
Lighter +10%#B5621C
Darker −10%#5D320E
Darker −20%#311A07
Darker −30%#040201
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9D4801
Less saturated −25%#754C29

Channel breakdown

R137
G74
B21
Red137 (53.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue27.41°
Saturation (HSL)73.42%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 89 · G 4A · B 15

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