Colour

#AC843F

#AC843F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#AC843F is a orange with RGB values 172, 132, 63 and HSL 38°, 46%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#AC843F#AC843F

HEX#AC843F

RGBrgb(172, 132, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5176, 0.2471

RGB percentages67.5%, 51.8%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(38, 46.4%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38, 63.4%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 23.3%, 63.4%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,306,047

CSS custom property--colour: #AC843F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#537BC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#948538no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8F41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BA7975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 15.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 22.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.9 Burlywood · ΔE 22.9 Tan · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 15.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3F67AC

Analogous#AC4D3F, #9DAC3F

Triadic#3FAC84, #843FAC

Split complementary#3F9DAC, #4E3FAC

Tetradic#3FAC4E, #3F67AC, #AC3F9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ECE0CB

Lighter +30%#DECAA6

Lighter +20%#D1B380

Lighter +10%#C39D5B

Darker −10%#876731

Darker −20%#614B24

Darker −30%#3C2E16

Darker −40%#171108

More saturated +25%#C98C22

Less saturated −25%#8F7C5C

Channel breakdown

R172

G132

B63

Red172 (67.5%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue37.98°

Saturation (HSL)46.38%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 84 · B 3F

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