Colour
#A55F17
- #A55F17
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#A55F17 is a orange with RGB values 165, 95, 23 and HSL 30°, 76%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#A55F17#A55F17
HEX#A55F17
RGBrgb(165, 95, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3725, 0.0902
RGB percentages64.7%, 37.3%, 9%
HSLhsl(30.4, 75.5%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.4, 86.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 42.4%, 86.1%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,837,783
CSS custom property--colour: #A55F17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#5AA0E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#175DA5
Analogous#A51817, #A4A517
Triadic#17A55F, #5F17A5
Split complementary#17A4A5, #1817A5
Tetradic#17A518, #175DA5, #A517A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G95
B23
Red165 (64.7%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue30.42°
Saturation (HSL)75.53%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 5F · B 17
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