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Recognised as Colour

#A57B36

  • #A57B36
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#A57B36 is a orange with RGB values 165, 123, 54 and HSL 37°, 51%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#A57B36#A57B36
HEX#A57B36
RGBrgb(165, 123, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4824, 0.2118
RGB percentages64.7%, 48.2%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(37.3, 50.7%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.3, 67.3%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 25.5%, 67.3%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,844,982
CSS custom property--colour: #A57B36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#5A84C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8B7C2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#958738no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B36F6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3660A5
Analogous#A54336, #98A536
Triadic#36A57B, #7B36A5
Split complementary#3698A5, #4436A5
Tetradic#36A543, #3660A5, #A53697

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EAD9BD
Lighter +30%#DDC397
Lighter +20%#D0AC71
Lighter +10%#C4964A
Darker −10%#7F5E29
Darker −20%#58421D
Darker −30%#322510
Darker −40%#0B0804
More saturated +25%#C0821B
Less saturated −25%#8A7451

Channel breakdown

R165
G123
B54
Red165 (64.7%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue37.3°
Saturation (HSL)50.68%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 7B · B 36

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