Colour
#8A3600
- #8A3600
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#8A3600 is a orange with RGB values 138, 54, 0 and HSL 23°, 100%, 27%. 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
#8A3600#8A3600
HEX#8A3600
RGBrgb(138, 54, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2118, 0
RGB percentages54.1%, 21.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(23.5, 100%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.5, 100%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 60.9%, 100%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,057,792
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3600;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#75C9FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00548A
Analogous#8A000F, #8A7B00
Triadic#008A36, #36008A
Split complementary#008A7B, #000F8A
Tetradic#0F8A00, #00548A, #7B008A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G54
B0
Red138 (54.1%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue23.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 36 · B 00
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