Recognised as Colour
#A24A17
- #A24A17
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#A24A17 is a orange with RGB values 162, 74, 23 and HSL 22°, 75%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#A24A17#A24A17
HEX#A24A17
RGBrgb(162, 74, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2902, 0.0902
RGB percentages63.5%, 29%, 9%
HSLhsl(22, 75.1%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22, 85.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 54.3%, 85.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,635,799
CSS custom property--colour: #A24A17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#5DB5E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#176FA2
Analogous#A2172A, #A28F17
Triadic#17A24A, #4A17A2
Split complementary#17A28F, #172AA2
Tetradic#2AA217, #176FA2, #8F17A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G74
B23
Red162 (63.5%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue22.01°
Saturation (HSL)75.14%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 4A · B 17
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