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Recognised as Colour

#A6370A

  • #A6370A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark red

#A6370A is a orange with RGB values 166, 55, 10 and HSL 17°, 89%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#A6370A#A6370A
HEX#A6370A
RGBrgb(166, 55, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.2157, 0.0392
RGB percentages65.1%, 21.6%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(17.3, 88.6%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 94%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 66.9%, 94%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,893,066
CSS custom property--colour: #A6370A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#59C8F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#584D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#736600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B71230no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0A79A6
Analogous#A60A2B, #A6850A
Triadic#0AA637, #370AA6
Split complementary#0AA685, #0A2BA6
Tetradic#2BA60A, #0A79A6, #850AA6

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F8A684
Lighter +30%#F58354
Lighter +20%#F26024
Lighter +10%#D6470D
Darker −10%#762707
Darker −20%#461704
Darker −30%#160701
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B03300
Less saturated −25%#904020

Channel breakdown

R166
G55
B10
Red166 (65.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue17.31°
Saturation (HSL)88.64%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 37 · B 0A

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