Recognised as Colour
#C15E1D
- #C15E1D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#C15E1D is a orange with RGB values 193, 94, 29 and HSL 24°, 74%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#C15E1D#C15E1D
HEX#C15E1D
RGBrgb(193, 94, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3686, 0.1137
RGB percentages75.7%, 36.9%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(23.8, 73.9%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.8, 85%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 51.3%, 85%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,672,541
CSS custom property--colour: #C15E1D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#3EA1E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D80C1
Analogous#C11D2E, #C1B01D
Triadic#1DC15E, #5E1DC1
Split complementary#1DC1B0, #1D2EC1
Tetradic#2EC11D, #1D80C1, #B01DC1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G94
B29
Red193 (75.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue23.78°
Saturation (HSL)73.87%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 5E · B 1D
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