Colour
#AA4422
- #AA4422
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#AA4422 is a orange with RGB values 170, 68, 34 and HSL 15°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#AA4422#AA4422
HEX#AA4422
HEX (short)#A42
RGBrgb(170, 68, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2667, 0.1333
RGB percentages66.7%, 26.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(15, 66.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 80%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 60%, 80%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,158,562
CSS custom property--colour: #AA4422;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#55BBDD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2288AA
Analogous#AA2244, #AA8822
Triadic#22AA44, #4422AA
Split complementary#22AA88, #2244AA
Tetradic#44AA22, #2288AA, #8822AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G68
B34
Red170 (66.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 44 · B 22
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