Recognised as Colour
#A27417
- #A27417
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A27417 is a orange with RGB values 162, 116, 23 and HSL 40°, 75%, 36%. 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
#A27417#A27417
HEX#A27417
RGBrgb(162, 116, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4549, 0.0902
RGB percentages63.5%, 45.5%, 9%
HSLhsl(40.1, 75.1%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.1, 85.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.4%, 85.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,646,551
CSS custom property--colour: #A27417;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#5D8BE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1745A2
Analogous#A22F17, #8AA217
Triadic#17A274, #7417A2
Split complementary#178AA2, #2F17A2
Tetradic#17A22F, #1745A2, #A2178A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G116
B23
Red162 (63.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue40.14°
Saturation (HSL)75.14%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 74 · B 17
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