Recognised as Colour
#9D4B1C
- #9D4B1C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#9D4B1C is a orange with RGB values 157, 75, 28 and HSL 22°, 70%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#9D4B1C#9D4B1C
HEX#9D4B1C
RGBrgb(157, 75, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2941, 0.1098
RGB percentages61.6%, 29.4%, 11%
HSLhsl(21.9, 69.7%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.9, 82.2%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 52.2%, 82.2%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,308,380
CSS custom property--colour: #9D4B1C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#62B4E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C6E9D
Analogous#9D1C2D, #9D8C1C
Triadic#1C9D4B, #4B1C9D
Split complementary#1C9D8C, #1C2D9D
Tetradic#2D9D1C, #1C6E9D, #8C1C9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G75
B28
Red157 (61.6%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue21.86°
Saturation (HSL)69.73%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 4B · B 1C
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