Colour
#973B09
- #973B09
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#973B09 is a orange with RGB values 151, 59, 9 and HSL 21°, 89%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#973B09#973B09
HEX#973B09
RGBrgb(151, 59, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2314, 0.0353
RGB percentages59.2%, 23.1%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(21.1, 88.8%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.1, 94%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 60.9%, 94%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,911,049
CSS custom property--colour: #973B09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#68C4F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#096597
Analogous#97091E, #978209
Triadic#09973B, #3B0997
Split complementary#099782, #091E97
Tetradic#1E9709, #096597, #820997
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G59
B9
Red151 (59.2%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue21.13°
Saturation (HSL)88.75%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 3B · B 09
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