Recognised as Colour
#8B3403
- #8B3403
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#8B3403 is a orange with RGB values 139, 52, 3 and HSL 22°, 96%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#8B3403#8B3403
HEX#8B3403
RGBrgb(139, 52, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2039, 0.0118
RGB percentages54.5%, 20.4%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(21.6, 95.8%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.6, 97.8%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 62.6%, 97.8%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,122,819
CSS custom property--colour: #8B3403;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#74CBFC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#035A8B
Analogous#8B0316, #8B7803
Triadic#038B34, #34038B
Split complementary#038B78, #03168B
Tetradic#168B03, #035A8B, #78038B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G52
B3
Red139 (54.5%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue21.62°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 34 · B 03
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