Colour
#A55817
- #A55817
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#A55817 is a orange with RGB values 165, 88, 23 and HSL 27°, 76%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#A55817#A55817
HEX#A55817
RGBrgb(165, 88, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3451, 0.0902
RGB percentages64.7%, 34.5%, 9%
HSLhsl(27.5, 75.5%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.5, 86.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 46.7%, 86.1%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,835,991
CSS custom property--colour: #A55817;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#5AA7E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1764A5
Analogous#A5171D, #A59F17
Triadic#17A558, #5817A5
Split complementary#17A59F, #171DA5
Tetradic#1DA517, #1764A5, #9F17A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G88
B23
Red165 (64.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue27.46°
Saturation (HSL)75.53%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 58 · B 17
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