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Recognised as Colour

#A5755A

  • #A5755A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A5755A is a orange with RGB values 165, 117, 90 and HSL 22°, 29%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A5755A#A5755A
HEX#A5755A
RGBrgb(165, 117, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4588, 0.3529
RGB percentages64.7%, 45.9%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(21.6, 29.4%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.6, 45.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 29.1%, 45.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,843,482
CSS custom property--colour: #A5755A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#5A8AA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#827A58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D845Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B16C6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5A8AA5
Analogous#A55A65, #A59B5A
Triadic#5AA575, #755AA5
Split complementary#5AA59B, #5A64A5
Tetradic#64A55A, #5A8AA5, #9A5AA5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EDE3DE
Lighter +30%#DBC8BD
Lighter +20%#C9AC9C
Lighter +10%#B7917B
Darker −10%#845E48
Darker −20%#634636
Darker −30%#422F24
Darker −40%#211712
More saturated +25%#C56C3A
Less saturated −25%#857E7A

Channel breakdown

R165
G117
B90
Red165 (64.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue21.6°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 75 · B 5A

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