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Recognised as Colour

#8F522A

  • #8F522A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8F522A is a orange with RGB values 143, 82, 42 and HSL 24°, 55%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8F522A#8F522A
HEX#8F522A
RGBrgb(143, 82, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3216, 0.1647
RGB percentages56.1%, 32.2%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(23.8, 54.6%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.8, 70.6%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 42.7%, 70.6%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,392,682
CSS custom property--colour: #8F522A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#70ADD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#635926no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#72672Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9C4649no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2A678F
Analogous#8F2A35, #8F842A
Triadic#2A8F52, #522A8F
Split complementary#2A8F85, #2A348F
Tetradic#358F2A, #2A678F, #852A8F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E4BCA1
Lighter +30%#D89F7A
Lighter +20%#CC8353
Lighter +10%#B66936
Darker −10%#683B1E
Darker −20%#402513
Darker −30%#190E07
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A64D13
Less saturated −25%#785741

Channel breakdown

R143
G82
B42
Red143 (56.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue23.76°
Saturation (HSL)54.59%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 52 · B 2A

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