Colour
#8E7253
- #8E7253
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8E7253 is a orange with RGB values 142, 114, 83 and HSL 32°, 26%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8E7253#8E7253
HEX#8E7253
RGBrgb(142, 114, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4471, 0.3255
RGB percentages55.7%, 44.7%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(31.5, 26.2%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.5, 41.5%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 41.5%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,335,379
CSS custom property--colour: #8E7253;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#718DAC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#536F8E
Analogous#8E5553, #8C8E53
Triadic#538E72, #72538E
Split complementary#538C8E, #55538E
Tetradic#538E54, #536F8E, #8E538C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G114
B83
Red142 (55.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue31.53°
Saturation (HSL)26.22%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 72 · B 53
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