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Recognised as Colour

#AC6F2E

  • #AC6F2E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#AC6F2E is a orange with RGB values 172, 111, 46 and HSL 31°, 58%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#AC6F2E#AC6F2E
HEX#AC6F2E
RGBrgb(172, 111, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4353, 0.1804
RGB percentages67.5%, 43.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(31, 57.8%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31, 73.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 35.5%, 73.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,300,654
CSS custom property--colour: #AC6F2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#5390D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#827426no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#91822Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#BC6161no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2E6BAC
Analogous#AC302E, #AAAC2E
Triadic#2EAC6F, #6F2EAC
Split complementary#2EAAAC, #302EAC
Tetradic#2EAC30, #2E6BAC, #AC2EAA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#ECD4BA
Lighter +30%#E2BB91
Lighter +20%#D7A269
Lighter +10%#CC8941
Darker −10%#845523
Darker −20%#5C3B18
Darker −30%#33210E
Darker −40%#0B0703
More saturated +25%#C77013
Less saturated −25%#916E49

Channel breakdown

R172
G111
B46
Red172 (67.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue30.95°
Saturation (HSL)57.8%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 6F · B 2E

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