Recognised as Colour

#A2340E

#A2340E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#A2340E is a orange with RGB values 162, 52, 14 and HSL 15°, 84%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

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HEX#A2340E

RGBrgb(162, 52, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2039, 0.0549

RGB percentages63.5%, 20.4%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(15.4, 84.1%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.4, 91.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 67.9%, 91.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,630,158

CSS custom property--colour: #A2340E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#5DCBF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554A05no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#706305no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B30E2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 12.9 Firebrick · ΔE 14.2 Maroon · ΔE 15.1 Brown · ΔE 15.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 17.9 Sienna · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E7CA2

Analogous#A20E32, #A27E0E

Triadic#0EA234, #340EA2

Split complementary#0EA27E, #0E32A2

Tetradic#32A20E, #0E7CA2, #7E0EA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5A387

Lighter +30%#F17F58

Lighter +20%#ED5C29

Lighter +10%#D14312

Darker −10%#73250A

Darker −20%#441606

Darker −30%#150702

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B02D00

Less saturated −25%#8C3F24

Channel breakdown

R162

G52

B14

Red162 (63.5%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue15.41°

Saturation (HSL)84.09%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 34 · B 0E

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