Recognised as Colour
#A1740B
- #A1740B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A1740B is a orange with RGB values 161, 116, 11 and HSL 42°, 87%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A1740B#A1740B
HEX#A1740B
RGBrgb(161, 116, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4549, 0.0431
RGB percentages63.1%, 45.5%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(42, 87.2%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 93.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 28%, 93.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,581,003
CSS custom property--colour: #A1740B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#5E8BF4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B38A1
Analogous#A1290B, #83A10B
Triadic#0BA174, #740BA1
Split complementary#0B83A1, #290BA1
Tetradic#0BA129, #0B38A1, #A10B83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G116
B11
Red161 (63.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)87.21%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 74 · B 0B
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