Colour
#9C591C
- #9C591C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#9C591C is a orange with RGB values 156, 89, 28 and HSL 29°, 70%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#9C591C#9C591C
HEX#9C591C
RGBrgb(156, 89, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.349, 0.1098
RGB percentages61.2%, 34.9%, 11%
HSLhsl(28.6, 69.6%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.6, 82.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 42.9%, 82.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,246,428
CSS custom property--colour: #9C591C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#63A6E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C5F9C
Analogous#9C1C1F, #9C991C
Triadic#1C9C59, #591C9C
Split complementary#1C9C99, #1C1F9C
Tetradic#1F9C1C, #1C5F9C, #991C9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G89
B28
Red156 (61.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue28.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 59 · B 1C
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