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Recognised as Colour

#AD7222

  • #AD7222
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#AD7222 is a orange with RGB values 173, 114, 34 and HSL 35°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#AD7222#AD7222
HEX#AD7222
RGBrgb(173, 114, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4471, 0.1333
RGB percentages67.8%, 44.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(34.5, 67.1%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.5, 80.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 34.1%, 80.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,366,946
CSS custom property--colour: #AD7222;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#528DDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#867614no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#948424no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BD6462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#225DAD
Analogous#AD2D22, #A3AD22
Triadic#22AD72, #7222AD
Split complementary#22A3AD, #2C22AD
Tetradic#22AD2D, #225DAD, #AD22A3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EFD3AC
Lighter +30%#E6BC82
Lighter +20%#DEA557
Lighter +10%#D68E2C
Darker −10%#82561A
Darker −20%#583A11
Darker −30%#2D1E09
Darker −40%#030200
More saturated +25%#C77608
Less saturated −25%#936E3C

Channel breakdown

R173
G114
B34
Red173 (67.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue34.53°
Saturation (HSL)67.15%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 72 · B 22

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