Recognised as Colour
#A55A09
- #A55A09
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#A55A09 is a orange with RGB values 165, 90, 9 and HSL 31°, 90%, 34%. 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
#A55A09#A55A09
HEX#A55A09
RGBrgb(165, 90, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3529, 0.0353
RGB percentages64.7%, 35.3%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(31.2, 89.7%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.2, 94.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 94.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,836,489
CSS custom property--colour: #A55A09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#5AA5F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0954A5
Analogous#A50C09, #A2A509
Triadic#09A55A, #5A09A5
Split complementary#09A2A5, #0C09A5
Tetradic#09A50C, #0954A5, #A509A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G90
B9
Red165 (64.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue31.15°
Saturation (HSL)89.66%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 5A · B 09
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