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Recognised as Colour

#976C42

  • #976C42
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#976C42 is a orange with RGB values 151, 108, 66 and HSL 30°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#976C42#976C42
HEX#976C42
RGBrgb(151, 108, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4235, 0.2588
RGB percentages59.2%, 42.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(29.6, 39.2%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.6, 56.3%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 28.5%, 56.3%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,923,650
CSS custom property--colour: #976C42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#6893BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7A6F3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#847943no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A36262no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#426D97
Analogous#974243, #979642
Triadic#42976C, #6C4297
Split complementary#429796, #424397
Tetradic#439742, #426D97, #974297

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E4D2C1
Lighter +30%#D4B99E
Lighter +20%#C59F7A
Lighter +10%#B58557
Darker −10%#745332
Darker −20%#503923
Darker −30%#2D2013
Darker −40%#090604
More saturated +25%#B26C27
Less saturated −25%#7C6C5D

Channel breakdown

R151
G108
B66
Red151 (59.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue29.65°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 6C · B 42

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