Recognised as Colour
#C17E06
- #C17E06
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#C17E06 is a orange with RGB values 193, 126, 6 and HSL 39°, 94%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#C17E06#C17E06
HEX#C17E06
RGBrgb(193, 126, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4941, 0.0235
RGB percentages75.7%, 49.4%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(38.5, 94%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 96.9%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 34.7%, 96.9%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,680,710
CSS custom property--colour: #C17E06;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#3E81F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0649C1
Analogous#C12006, #A7C106
Triadic#06C17E, #7E06C1
Split complementary#06A7C1, #2006C1
Tetradic#06C120, #0649C1, #C106A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G126
B6
Red193 (75.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue38.5°
Saturation (HSL)93.97%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 7E · B 06
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