Recognised as Colour
#973D09
- #973D09
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#973D09 is a orange with RGB values 151, 61, 9 and HSL 22°, 89%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#973D09#973D09
HEX#973D09
RGBrgb(151, 61, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2392, 0.0353
RGB percentages59.2%, 23.9%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(22, 88.8%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22, 94%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 59.6%, 94%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,911,561
CSS custom property--colour: #973D09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#68C2F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#096397
Analogous#97091C, #978409
Triadic#09973D, #3D0997
Split complementary#099784, #091C97
Tetradic#1C9709, #096397, #840997
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G61
B9
Red151 (59.2%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue21.97°
Saturation (HSL)88.75%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 3D · B 09
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