Colour

#A8741A

#A8741A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A8741A is a orange with RGB values 168, 116, 26 and HSL 38°, 73%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#A8741A

RGBrgb(168, 116, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4549, 0.102

RGB percentages65.9%, 45.5%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(38, 73.2%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38, 84.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 31%, 84.5%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,039,770

CSS custom property--colour: #A8741A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#578BE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#877703no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#93831Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#B76663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.9 Peru · ΔE 13.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.2 Chocolate · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1A4EA8

Analogous#A82D1A, #95A81A

Triadic#1AA874, #741AA8

Split complementary#1A95A8, #2D1AA8

Tetradic#1AA82D, #1A4EA8, #A81A95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0D29E

Lighter +30%#E9BD72

Lighter +20%#E2A946

Lighter +10%#D49221

Darker −10%#7C5613

Darker −20%#50370C

Darker −30%#241905

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C07A02

Less saturated −25%#906E32

Channel breakdown

R168

G116

B26

Red168 (65.9%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue38.03°

Saturation (HSL)73.2%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 74 · B 1A

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Colour values

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