Recognised as Colour

#A4742F

#A4742F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#A4742F is a orange with RGB values 164, 116, 47 and HSL 35°, 55%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#A4742F

RGBrgb(164, 116, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4549, 0.1843

RGB percentages64.3%, 45.5%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(35.4, 55.5%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.4, 71.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 29.3%, 71.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,777,647

CSS custom property--colour: #A4742F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1

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

Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#5B8BD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857627no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#908231no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B26865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 21 Sienna · ΔE 21.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.2 Olive · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F5FA4

Analogous#A4392F, #9AA42F

Triadic#2FA474, #742FA4

Split complementary#2F9AA4, #392FA4

Tetradic#2FA439, #2F5FA4, #A42F9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAD4B5

Lighter +30%#DEBD8E

Lighter +20%#D3A666

Lighter +10%#C88F3E

Darker −10%#7C5824

Darker −20%#553C18

Darker −30%#2D200D

Darker −40%#050402

More saturated +25%#BE7915

Less saturated −25%#8A6F49

Channel breakdown

R164

G116

B47

Red164 (64.3%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue35.38°

Saturation (HSL)55.45%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 74 · B 2F

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