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Recognised as Colour

#8D2F00

  • #8D2F00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#8D2F00 is a orange with RGB values 141, 47, 0 and HSL 20°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#8D2F00#8D2F00
HEX#8D2F00
RGBrgb(141, 47, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1843, 0
RGB percentages55.3%, 18.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(20, 100%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 100%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 100%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,252,608
CSS custom property--colour: #8D2F00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#72D0FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#625600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#9C1128no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 13.1Dark red · ΔE 14.4Maroon · ΔE 14.5Sienna · ΔE 16.7Brown · ΔE 19.2Firebrick · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#005E8D
Analogous#8D0018, #8D7600
Triadic#008D2F, #2F008D
Split complementary#008D76, #00178D
Tetradic#188D00, #005E8D, #75008D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF915A
Lighter +30%#FF6F27
Lighter +20%#F35100
Lighter +10%#C04000
Darker −10%#5A1E00
Darker −20%#270D00
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D2F00
Less saturated −25%#7B3512

Channel breakdown

R141
G47
B0
Red141 (55.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 2F · B 00

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