Recognised as Colour
#8B3503
- #8B3503
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#8B3503 is a orange with RGB values 139, 53, 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
#8B3503#8B3503
HEX#8B3503
RGBrgb(139, 53, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2078, 0.0118
RGB percentages54.5%, 20.8%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(22.1, 95.8%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.1, 97.8%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 61.9%, 97.8%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,123,075
CSS custom property--colour: #8B3503;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#74CAFC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#03598B
Analogous#8B0315, #8B7903
Triadic#038B35, #35038B
Split complementary#038B79, #03158B
Tetradic#158B03, #03598B, #79038B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G53
B3
Red139 (54.5%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue22.06°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 35 · B 03
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