Recognised as Colour
#8A5801
- #8A5801
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#8A5801 is a orange with RGB values 138, 88, 1 and HSL 38°, 99%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#8A5801#8A5801
HEX#8A5801
RGBrgb(138, 88, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3451, 0.0039
RGB percentages54.1%, 34.5%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(38.1, 98.6%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 99.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.2%, 99.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,066,497
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5801;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#75A7FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01338A
Analogous#8A1301, #778A01
Triadic#018A58, #58018A
Split complementary#01778A, #14018A
Tetradic#018A14, #01338A, #8A0177
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G88
B1
Red138 (54.1%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue38.1°
Saturation (HSL)98.56%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 58 · B 01
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