Colour
#9C5501
- #9C5501
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#9C5501 is a orange with RGB values 156, 85, 1 and HSL 33°, 99%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#9C5501#9C5501
HEX#9C5501
RGBrgb(156, 85, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3333, 0.0039
RGB percentages61.2%, 33.3%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(32.5, 98.7%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.5, 99.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 99.4%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,245,377
CSS custom property--colour: #9C5501;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#63AAFE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01489C
Analogous#9C0701, #969C01
Triadic#019C55, #55019C
Split complementary#01969C, #08019C
Tetradic#019C07, #01489C, #9C0196
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G85
B1
Red156 (61.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue32.52°
Saturation (HSL)98.73%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 55 · B 01
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