Recognised as Colour
#8B2400
- #8B2400
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#8B2400 is a orange with RGB values 139, 36, 0 and HSL 16°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#8B2400#8B2400
HEX#8B2400
RGBrgb(139, 36, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1412, 0
RGB percentages54.5%, 14.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(15.5, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.5, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 100%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,118,720
CSS custom property--colour: #8B2400;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#74DBFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00678B
Analogous#8B0021, #8B6A00
Triadic#008B24, #24008B
Split complementary#008B69, #00228B
Tetradic#228B00, #00678B, #69008B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G36
B0
Red139 (54.5%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue15.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 24 · B 00
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