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Recognised as Colour

#8A522C

  • #8A522C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8A522C is a orange with RGB values 138, 82, 44 and HSL 24°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8A522C#8A522C
HEX#8A522C
RGBrgb(138, 82, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3216, 0.1725
RGB percentages54.1%, 32.2%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(24.3, 51.6%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.3, 68.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.6%, 68.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,065,004
CSS custom property--colour: #8A522C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#75ADD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#625828no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F652Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#974749no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 10.8Saddle brown · ΔE 11.8Peru · ΔE 26.7Indian red · ΔE 29.7Brown · ΔE 30.1Dark salmon · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C648A
Analogous#8A2C35, #8A812C
Triadic#2C8A52, #522C8A
Split complementary#2C8A81, #2C358A
Tetradic#358A2C, #2C648A, #812C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1BBA1
Lighter +30%#D59F7A
Lighter +20%#C88354
Lighter +10%#B16938
Darker −10%#633B20
Darker −20%#3D2413
Darker −30%#160D07
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A14E15
Less saturated −25%#735643

Channel breakdown

R138
G82
B44
Red138 (54.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue24.26°
Saturation (HSL)51.65%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 52 · B 2C

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