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Recognised as Colour

#C27E24

  • #C27E24
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#C27E24 is a orange with RGB values 194, 126, 36 and HSL 34°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#C27E24#C27E24
HEX#C27E24
RGBrgb(194, 126, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4941, 0.1412
RGB percentages76.1%, 49.4%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(34.2, 68.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.2, 81.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 35.1%, 81.4%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,746,276
CSS custom property--colour: #C27E24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#3D81DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#948313no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49326no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#D46E6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 8.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.7Chocolate · ΔE 18Sandy brown · ΔE 18.3Goldenrod · ΔE 20.8Saddle brown · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2468C2
Analogous#C22F24, #B7C224
Triadic#24C27E, #7E24C2
Split complementary#24B7C2, #2F24C2
Tetradic#24C22F, #2468C2, #C224B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DDBF
Lighter +30%#EBC694
Lighter +20%#E3AF69
Lighter +10%#DB973E
Darker −10%#97621C
Darker −20%#6C4614
Darker −30%#412A0C
Darker −40%#160E04
More saturated +25%#DF8207
Less saturated −25%#A57A41

Channel breakdown

R194
G126
B36
Red194 (76.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue34.18°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 7E · B 24

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