Colour
#A43E05
- #A43E05
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#A43E05 is a orange with RGB values 164, 62, 5 and HSL 22°, 94%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#A43E05#A43E05
HEX#A43E05
RGBrgb(164, 62, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2431, 0.0196
RGB percentages64.3%, 24.3%, 2%
HSLhsl(21.5, 94.1%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.5, 97%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 62.2%, 97%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,763,781
CSS custom property--colour: #A43E05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#5BC1FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#056BA4
Analogous#A4051C, #A48E05
Triadic#05A43E, #3E05A4
Split complementary#05A48E, #051BA4
Tetradic#1BA405, #056BA4, #8E05A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G62
B5
Red164 (64.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue21.51°
Saturation (HSL)94.08%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 3E · B 05
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