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Colour

#AA3A00

  • #AA3A00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#AA3A00 is a orange with RGB values 170, 58, 0 and HSL 20°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#AA3A00#AA3A00
HEX#AA3A00
RGBrgb(170, 58, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2275, 0
RGB percentages66.7%, 22.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(20.5, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.5, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 65.9%, 100%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,155,968
CSS custom property--colour: #AA3A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#55C5FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#776900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BC1631no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 17.6Dark red · ΔE 17.9Firebrick · ΔE 18.7Maroon · ΔE 20.9Saddle brown · ΔE 20.9Sienna · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0070AA
Analogous#AA001B, #AA8F00
Triadic#00AA3A, #3A00AA
Split complementary#00AA8F, #001BAA
Tetradic#1BAA00, #0070AA, #8F00AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA577
Lighter +30%#FF8444
Lighter +20%#FF6211
Lighter +10%#DD4B00
Darker −10%#772900
Darker −20%#441700
Darker −30%#110600
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AA3A00
Less saturated −25%#954115

Channel breakdown

R170
G58
B0
Red170 (66.7%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue20.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 3A · B 00

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