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Recognised as Colour

#A93C0A

  • #A93C0A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark red

#A93C0A is a orange with RGB values 169, 60, 10 and HSL 19°, 89%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#A93C0A#A93C0A
HEX#A93C0A
RGBrgb(169, 60, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2353, 0.0392
RGB percentages66.3%, 23.5%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(18.9, 88.8%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.9, 94.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 64.5%, 94.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,090,954
CSS custom property--colour: #A93C0A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#56C3F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5C5100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#776901no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BB1C34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0A77A9
Analogous#A90A27, #A98C0A
Triadic#0AA93C, #3C0AA9
Split complementary#0AA98C, #0A27A9
Tetradic#27A90A, #0A77A9, #8C0AA9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F8AB87
Lighter +30%#F58957
Lighter +20%#F26727
Lighter +10%#D94D0D
Darker −10%#792B07
Darker −20%#491A04
Darker −30%#190901
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B33800
Less saturated −25%#934420

Channel breakdown

R169
G60
B10
Red169 (66.3%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue18.87°
Saturation (HSL)88.83%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 3C · B 0A

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