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Recognised as Colour

#9F7738

  • #9F7738
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#9F7738 is a orange with RGB values 159, 119, 56 and HSL 37°, 48%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#9F7738#9F7738
HEX#9F7738
RGBrgb(159, 119, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4667, 0.2196
RGB percentages62.4%, 46.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(36.7, 47.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 64.8%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 25.2%, 64.8%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,450,744
CSS custom property--colour: #9F7738;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#6088C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#867832no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#90823Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AC6C69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 17.5Sienna · ΔE 22.9Saddle brown · ΔE 23.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.7Burlywood · ΔE 26.2Sandy brown · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 17.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38609F
Analogous#9F4338, #939F38
Triadic#389F77, #77389F
Split complementary#38939F, #44389F
Tetradic#389F43, #38609F, #9F3893

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D6BC
Lighter +30%#DAC096
Lighter +20%#CDA970
Lighter +10%#BF924B
Darker −10%#795B2B
Darker −20%#543F1D
Darker −30%#2E2210
Darker −40%#080603
More saturated +25%#BA7D1D
Less saturated −25%#847153

Channel breakdown

R159
G119
B56
Red159 (62.4%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue36.7°
Saturation (HSL)47.91%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 77 · B 38

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