Recognised as Colour
#AC450E
- #AC450E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#AC450E is a orange with RGB values 172, 69, 14 and HSL 21°, 85%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#AC450E#AC450E
HEX#AC450E
RGBrgb(172, 69, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2706, 0.0549
RGB percentages67.5%, 27.1%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(20.9, 84.9%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.9, 91.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 91.9%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,289,870
CSS custom property--colour: #AC450E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#53BAF1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E75AC
Analogous#AC0E26, #AC940E
Triadic#0EAC45, #450EAC
Split complementary#0EAC94, #0E26AC
Tetradic#26AC0E, #0E75AC, #940EAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G69
B14
Red172 (67.5%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue20.89°
Saturation (HSL)84.95%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 45 · B 0E
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