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Recognised as Colour

#8D4A2B

  • #8D4A2B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8D4A2B is a orange with RGB values 141, 74, 43 and HSL 19°, 53%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8D4A2B#8D4A2B
HEX#8D4A2B
RGBrgb(141, 74, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2902, 0.1686
RGB percentages55.3%, 29%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(19, 53.3%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19, 69.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 47.5%, 69.5%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,259,563
CSS custom property--colour: #8D4A2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#72B5D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5C5328no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C622Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9A3D43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2B6E8D
Analogous#8D2B3D, #8D7B2B
Triadic#2B8D4A, #4A2B8D
Split complementary#2B8D7B, #2B3D8D
Tetradic#3D8D2B, #2B6E8D, #7B2B8D

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E2B6A2
Lighter +30%#D7987A
Lighter +20%#CB7953
Lighter +10%#B45F37
Darker −10%#66351F
Darker −20%#3F2113
Darker −30%#180C07
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A44214
Less saturated −25%#765242

Channel breakdown

R141
G74
B43
Red141 (55.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue18.98°
Saturation (HSL)53.26%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 4A · B 2B

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