Recognised as Colour
#9F730E
- #9F730E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#9F730E is a orange with RGB values 159, 115, 14 and HSL 42°, 84%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#9F730E#9F730E
HEX#9F730E
RGBrgb(159, 115, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.451, 0.0549
RGB percentages62.4%, 45.1%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(41.8, 83.8%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.8, 91.2%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 91.2%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,449,678
CSS custom property--colour: #9F730E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#608CF1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E3A9F
Analogous#9F2B0E, #839F0E
Triadic#0E9F73, #730E9F
Split complementary#0E839F, #2A0E9F
Tetradic#0E9F2B, #0E3A9F, #9F0E83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G115
B14
Red159 (62.4%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue41.79°
Saturation (HSL)83.82%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 73 · B 0E
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