Recognised as Colour
#8A3B0B
- #8A3B0B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#8A3B0B is a orange with RGB values 138, 59, 11 and HSL 23°, 85%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#8A3B0B#8A3B0B
HEX#8A3B0B
RGBrgb(138, 59, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2314, 0.0431
RGB percentages54.1%, 23.1%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(22.7, 85.2%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.7, 92%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 57.2%, 92%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,059,083
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3B0B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#75C4F4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B5A8A
Analogous#8A0B1A, #8A7B0B
Triadic#0B8A3B, #3B0B8A
Split complementary#0B8A7B, #0B1A8A
Tetradic#1A8A0B, #0B5A8A, #7B0B8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G59
B11
Red138 (54.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue22.68°
Saturation (HSL)85.23%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 3B · B 0B
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