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Recognised as Colour

#A97E45

  • #A97E45
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#A97E45 is a orange with RGB values 169, 126, 69 and HSL 34°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#A97E45#A97E45
HEX#A97E45
RGBrgb(169, 126, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4941, 0.2706
RGB percentages66.3%, 49.4%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(34.2, 42%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.2, 59.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 25.4%, 59.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,107,909
CSS custom property--colour: #A97E45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#5681BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8D8040no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#988A46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B77371no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4570A9
Analogous#A94C45, #A2A945
Triadic#45A97E, #7E45A9
Split complementary#45A2A9, #4C45A9
Tetradic#45A94C, #4570A9, #A945A2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EBDFCF
Lighter +30%#DDC7AB
Lighter +20%#CEAF86
Lighter +10%#BF9762
Darker −10%#856336
Darker −20%#614827
Darker −30%#3C2D19
Darker −40%#18120A
More saturated +25%#C78227
Less saturated −25%#8B7A63

Channel breakdown

R169
G126
B69
Red169 (66.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue34.2°
Saturation (HSL)42.02%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 7E · B 45

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