Recognised as Colour
#8A4216
- #8A4216
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#8A4216 is a orange with RGB values 138, 66, 22 and HSL 23°, 72%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#8A4216#8A4216
HEX#8A4216
RGBrgb(138, 66, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2588, 0.0863
RGB percentages54.1%, 25.9%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(22.8, 72.5%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.8, 84.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 52.2%, 84.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,060,886
CSS custom property--colour: #8A4216;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#75BDE9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#165E8A
Analogous#8A1624, #8A7C16
Triadic#168A42, #42168A
Split complementary#168A7C, #16248A
Tetradic#248A16, #165E8A, #7C168A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G66
B22
Red138 (54.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue22.76°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 42 · B 16
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