Recognised as Colour
#995F27
- #995F27
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#995F27 is a orange with RGB values 153, 95, 39 and HSL 29°, 59%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#995F27#995F27
HEX#995F27
RGBrgb(153, 95, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.3725, 0.1529
RGB percentages60%, 37.3%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(29.5, 59.4%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.5, 74.5%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 37.9%, 74.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,051,367
CSS custom property--colour: #995F27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#66A0D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#276199
Analogous#992728, #999827
Triadic#27995F, #5F2799
Split complementary#279998, #272899
Tetradic#289927, #276199, #982799
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G95
B39
Red153 (60%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue29.47°
Saturation (HSL)59.38%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 5F · B 27
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