Colour
#8B3802
- #8B3802
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#8B3802 is a orange with RGB values 139, 56, 2 and HSL 24°, 97%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#8B3802#8B3802
HEX#8B3802
RGBrgb(139, 56, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2196, 0.0078
RGB percentages54.5%, 22%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(23.6, 97.2%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.6, 98.6%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 59.7%, 98.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,123,842
CSS custom property--colour: #8B3802;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#74C7FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02558B
Analogous#8B0210, #8B7D02
Triadic#028B38, #38028B
Split complementary#028B7D, #02108B
Tetradic#108B02, #02558B, #7D028B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G56
B2
Red139 (54.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue23.65°
Saturation (HSL)97.16%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 38 · B 02
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