Recognised as Colour
#C17A01
- #C17A01
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#C17A01 is a orange with RGB values 193, 122, 1 and HSL 38°, 99%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#C17A01#C17A01
HEX#C17A01
RGBrgb(193, 122, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4784, 0.0039
RGB percentages75.7%, 47.8%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(37.8, 99%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 99.5%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 36.8%, 99.5%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,679,681
CSS custom property--colour: #C17A01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#3E85FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0148C1
Analogous#C11A01, #A8C101
Triadic#01C17A, #7A01C1
Split complementary#01A8C1, #1A01C1
Tetradic#01C11A, #0148C1, #C101A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G122
B1
Red193 (75.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue37.81°
Saturation (HSL)98.97%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 7A · B 01
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