Recognised as Colour
#AD5217
- #AD5217
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#AD5217 is a orange with RGB values 173, 82, 23 and HSL 24°, 77%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#AD5217#AD5217
HEX#AD5217
RGBrgb(173, 82, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3216, 0.0902
RGB percentages67.8%, 32.2%, 9%
HSLhsl(23.6, 76.5%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.6, 86.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 52.6%, 86.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,358,743
CSS custom property--colour: #AD5217;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#52ADE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1772AD
Analogous#AD1727, #AD9D17
Triadic#17AD52, #5217AD
Split complementary#17AD9D, #1727AD
Tetradic#27AD17, #1772AD, #9D17AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G82
B23
Red173 (67.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue23.6°
Saturation (HSL)76.53%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 52 · B 17
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