Colour
#8A3700
- #8A3700
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#8A3700 is a orange with RGB values 138, 55, 0 and HSL 24°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#8A3700#8A3700
HEX#8A3700
RGBrgb(138, 55, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2157, 0
RGB percentages54.1%, 21.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(23.9, 100%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.9, 100%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 60.1%, 100%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,058,048
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3700;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#75C8FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00538A
Analogous#8A000E, #8A7C00
Triadic#008A37, #37008A
Split complementary#008A7C, #000E8A
Tetradic#0E8A00, #00538A, #7C008A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G55
B0
Red138 (54.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue23.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 37 · B 00
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