Recognised as Colour

#A4440E

#A4440E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#A4440E is a orange with RGB values 164, 68, 14 and HSL 22°, 84%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A4440E

RGBrgb(164, 68, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2667, 0.0549

RGB percentages64.3%, 26.7%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(21.6, 84.3%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.6, 91.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 58.5%, 91.5%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,765,326

CSS custom property--colour: #A4440E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#5BBBF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#605401no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#776A08no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B52C3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 13.2 Sienna · ΔE 14.6 Chocolate · ΔE 17.3 Dark red · ΔE 20.2 Firebrick · ΔE 21.3 Maroon · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E6EA4

Analogous#A40E23, #A48F0E

Triadic#0EA444, #440EA4

Split complementary#0EA48F, #0E23A4

Tetradic#23A40E, #0E6EA4, #8F0EA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5B089

Lighter +30%#F1905A

Lighter +20%#ED712B

Lighter +10%#D35712

Darker −10%#75310A

Darker −20%#461D06

Darker −30%#170A02

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B24000

Less saturated −25%#8E4A24

Channel breakdown

R164

G68

B14

Red164 (64.3%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue21.6°

Saturation (HSL)84.27%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 44 · B 0E

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