Recognised as Colour
#8A500B
- #8A500B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#8A500B is a orange with RGB values 138, 80, 11 and HSL 33°, 85%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#8A500B#8A500B
HEX#8A500B
RGBrgb(138, 80, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3137, 0.0431
RGB percentages54.1%, 31.4%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(32.6, 85.2%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.6, 92%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 92%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,064,459
CSS custom property--colour: #8A500B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#75AFF4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B458A
Analogous#8A100B, #858A0B
Triadic#0B8A50, #500B8A
Split complementary#0B858A, #100B8A
Tetradic#0B8A10, #0B458A, #8A0B84
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G80
B11
Red138 (54.1%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue32.6°
Saturation (HSL)85.23%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 50 · B 0B
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