Colour

#A3735A

#A3735A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A3735A is a orange with RGB values 163, 115, 90 and HSL 21°, 29%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A3735A

RGBrgb(163, 115, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.451, 0.3529

RGB percentages63.9%, 45.1%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(20.5, 28.9%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(20.5, 44.8%, 63.9%)

CMYK0%, 29.4%, 44.8%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,711,898

CSS custom property--colour: #A3735A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#5C8CA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807858no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B825Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AF6B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4 Sienna · ΔE 21.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.1 Tan · ΔE 24.9 Gray · ΔE 26.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A8AA3

Analogous#A35A66, #A3975A

Triadic#5AA373, #735AA3

Split complementary#5AA397, #5A66A3

Tetradic#66A35A, #5A8AA3, #985AA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE2DD

Lighter +30%#DAC6BC

Lighter +20%#C8AA9B

Lighter +10%#B68F7A

Darker −10%#825C48

Darker −20%#614536

Darker −30%#402D24

Darker −40%#201611

More saturated +25%#C3693A

Less saturated −25%#837D7A

Channel breakdown

R163

G115

B90

Red163 (63.9%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue20.55°

Saturation (HSL)28.85%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A3 · G 73 · B 5A

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