Colour

#A17A37

#A17A37
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#A17A37 is a orange with RGB values 161, 122, 55 and HSL 38°, 49%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#A17A37#A17A37

HEX#A17A37

RGBrgb(161, 122, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4784, 0.2157

RGB percentages63.1%, 47.8%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(37.9, 49.1%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 65.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 24.2%, 65.8%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,582,583

CSS custom property--colour: #A17A37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#5E85C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#897B30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#938439no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AE6F6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 17 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.9 Sienna · ΔE 24.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 24.8 Olive · ΔE 25.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#375EA1

Analogous#A14537, #93A137

Triadic#37A17A, #7A37A1

Split complementary#3793A1, #4537A1

Tetradic#37A145, #375EA1, #A13793

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8D8BC

Lighter +30%#DBC296

Lighter +20%#CEAB70

Lighter +10%#C1954A

Darker −10%#7B5D2A

Darker −20%#55401D

Darker −30%#2F2410

Darker −40%#090703

More saturated +25%#BC811C

Less saturated −25%#867352

Channel breakdown

R161

G122

B55

Red161 (63.1%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue37.92°

Saturation (HSL)49.07%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 7A · B 37

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