Colour

#8A472C

#8A472C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8A472C is a orange with RGB values 138, 71, 44 and HSL 17°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#8A472C

RGBrgb(138, 71, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2784, 0.1725

RGB percentages54.1%, 27.8%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(17.2, 51.6%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.2, 68.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 48.6%, 68.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,062,188

CSS custom property--colour: #8A472C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10092WCAG 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 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#75B8D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595029no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#695F2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#973A41no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 9.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 12.3 Brown · ΔE 23.7 Indian red · ΔE 25.1 Maroon · ΔE 26.9 Dark red · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C6F8A

Analogous#8A2C40, #8A762C

Triadic#2C8A47, #472C8A

Split complementary#2C8A76, #2C408A

Tetradic#408A2C, #2C6F8A, #762C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E1B3A1

Lighter +30%#D5947A

Lighter +20%#C87554

Lighter +10%#B15B38

Darker −10%#633320

Darker −20%#3D1F13

Darker −30%#160B07

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A13D15

Less saturated −25%#735143

Channel breakdown

R138

G71

B44

Red138 (54.1%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue17.23°

Saturation (HSL)51.65%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 47 · B 2C

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