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Recognised as Colour

#8B755A

  • #8B755A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8B755A is a orange with RGB values 139, 117, 90 and HSL 33°, 21%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8B755A#8B755A
HEX#8B755A
RGBrgb(139, 117, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4588, 0.3529
RGB percentages54.5%, 45.9%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(33.1, 21.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.1, 35.3%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 35.3%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,139,546
CSS custom property--colour: #8B755A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#748AA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7D7658no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#827B5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#936F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 18.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5A708B
Analogous#8B5C5A, #898B5A
Triadic#5A8B75, #755A8B
Split complementary#5A888B, #5C5A8B
Tetradic#5A8B5C, #5A708B, #8B5A88

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E1D9D0
Lighter +30%#CDC0B1
Lighter +20%#B9A792
Lighter +10%#A58F73
Darker −10%#6C5B46
Darker −20%#4D4132
Darker −30%#2E271E
Darker −40%#0F0D0A
More saturated +25%#A8783D
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R139
G117
B90
Red139 (54.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue33.06°
Saturation (HSL)21.4%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 75 · B 5A

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