Recognised as Colour
#8C4802
- #8C4802
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#8C4802 is a orange with RGB values 140, 72, 2 and HSL 30°, 97%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#8C4802#8C4802
HEX#8C4802
RGBrgb(140, 72, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.2824, 0.0078
RGB percentages54.9%, 28.2%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(30.4, 97.2%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.4, 98.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 48.6%, 98.6%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,193,474
CSS custom property--colour: #8C4802;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#73B7FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02468C
Analogous#8C0302, #8B8C02
Triadic#028C48, #48028C
Split complementary#028B8C, #03028C
Tetradic#028C03, #02468C, #8C028B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G72
B2
Red140 (54.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue30.43°
Saturation (HSL)97.18%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 48 · B 02
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