Recognised as Colour
#AA5D12
- #AA5D12
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#AA5D12 is a orange with RGB values 170, 93, 18 and HSL 30°, 81%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#AA5D12#AA5D12
HEX#AA5D12
RGBrgb(170, 93, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3647, 0.0706
RGB percentages66.7%, 36.5%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(29.6, 80.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.6, 89.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.3%, 89.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,164,946
CSS custom property--colour: #AA5D12;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#55A2ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#125FAA
Analogous#AA1213, #AAA912
Triadic#12AA5D, #5D12AA
Split complementary#12AAA9, #1213AA
Tetradic#13AA12, #125FAA, #A912AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G93
B18
Red170 (66.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue29.61°
Saturation (HSL)80.85%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 5D · B 12
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