Colour
#8D4E27
- #8D4E27
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#8D4E27 is a orange with RGB values 141, 78, 39 and HSL 23°, 57%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#8D4E27#8D4E27
HEX#8D4E27
RGBrgb(141, 78, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3059, 0.1529
RGB percentages55.3%, 30.6%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(22.9, 56.7%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.9, 72.3%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 44.7%, 72.3%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,260,583
CSS custom property--colour: #8D4E27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#72B1D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27668D
Analogous#8D2733, #8D8127
Triadic#278D4E, #4E278D
Split complementary#278D81, #27338D
Tetradic#338D27, #27668D, #81278D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R141
G78
B39
Red141 (55.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue22.94°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 4E · B 27
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