Recognised as Colour
#C3551E
- #C3551E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#C3551E is a orange with RGB values 195, 85, 30 and HSL 20°, 73%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#C3551E#C3551E
HEX#C3551E
RGBrgb(195, 85, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.3333, 0.1176
RGB percentages76.5%, 33.3%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(20, 73.3%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 84.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.4%, 84.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,801,310
CSS custom property--colour: #C3551E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#3CAAE1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E8CC3
Analogous#C31E3A, #C3A81E
Triadic#1EC355, #551EC3
Split complementary#1EC3A8, #1E39C3
Tetradic#3AC31E, #1E8CC3, #A71EC3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G85
B30
Red195 (76.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 55 · B 1E
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