Colour

#A26C2C

#A26C2C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#A26C2C is a orange with RGB values 162, 108, 44 and HSL 33°, 57%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#A26C2C#A26C2C

HEX#A26C2C

RGBrgb(162, 108, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4235, 0.1725

RGB percentages63.5%, 42.4%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(32.5, 57.3%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(32.5, 72.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 33.3%, 72.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,644,524

CSS custom property--colour: #A26C2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#5D93D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7024no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7C2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B15F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 16.9 Sienna · ΔE 16.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.2 Chocolate · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C62A2

Analogous#A2312C, #9DA22C

Triadic#2CA26C, #6C2CA2

Split complementary#2C9DA2, #312CA2

Tetradic#2CA231, #2C62A2, #A22C9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EACFB0

Lighter +30%#DFB788

Lighter +20%#D49F60

Lighter +10%#C98738

Darker −10%#7A5121

Darker −20%#523716

Darker −30%#2A1C0B

Darker −40%#020100

More saturated +25%#BC6E12

Less saturated −25%#886A46

Channel breakdown

R162

G108

B44

Red162 (63.5%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue32.54°

Saturation (HSL)57.28%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 6C · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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