Colour

#AD762A

#AD762A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#AD762A is a orange with RGB values 173, 118, 42 and HSL 35°, 61%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#AD762A

RGBrgb(173, 118, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4627, 0.1647

RGB percentages67.8%, 46.3%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(34.8, 60.9%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.8, 75.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 31.8%, 75.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,367,978

CSS custom property--colour: #AD762A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#5289D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89791Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#96862Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BD6867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16 Saddle brown · ΔE 21.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.6 Sienna · ΔE 21.9 Chocolate · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A61AD

Analogous#AD352A, #A2AD2A

Triadic#2AAD76, #762AAD

Split complementary#2AA2AD, #352AAD

Tetradic#2AAD35, #2A61AD, #AD2AA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDD6B6

Lighter +30%#E3BF8D

Lighter +20%#D9A864

Lighter +10%#CF913B

Darker −10%#845A20

Darker −20%#5B3E16

Darker −30%#32220C

Darker −40%#090602

More saturated +25%#C87A0F

Less saturated −25%#927245

Channel breakdown

R173

G118

B42

Red173 (67.8%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue34.81°

Saturation (HSL)60.93%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 76 · B 2A

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