Colour

#974C00

#974C00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#974C00 is a orange with RGB values 151, 76, 0 and HSL 30°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#974C00

RGBrgb(151, 76, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.298, 0

RGB percentages59.2%, 29.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(30.2, 100%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.2, 100%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 49.7%, 100%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,915,392

CSS custom property--colour: #974C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#68B3FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#746700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A63A40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 10.1 Sienna · ΔE 15.2 Chocolate · ΔE 19.1 Peru · ΔE 21.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.2 Dark red · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#004B97

Analogous#970000, #979700

Triadic#00974C, #4C0097

Split complementary#009697, #010097

Tetradic#009700, #004B97, #970096

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFB264

Lighter +30%#FF9931

Lighter +20%#FD7F00

Lighter +10%#CA6600

Darker −10%#643200

Darker −20%#311900

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#974C00

Less saturated −25%#844C13

Channel breakdown

R151

G76

Red151 (59.2%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue30.2°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 4C · B 00

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