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Colour

#C38462

  • #C38462
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#C38462 is a orange with RGB values 195, 132, 98 and HSL 21°, 45%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#C38462#C38462
HEX#C38462
RGBrgb(195, 132, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5176, 0.3843
RGB percentages76.5%, 51.8%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(21, 44.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21, 49.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 32.3%, 49.7%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,813,410
CSS custom property--colour: #C38462;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#3C7B9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958A5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49862no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D2797Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12Light salmon · ΔE 18.9Peru · ΔE 19.8Sienna · ΔE 20.6Burlywood · ΔE 21.1Tan · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62A1C3
Analogous#C36270, #C3B462
Triadic#62C384, #8462C3
Split complementary#62C3B4, #6270C3
Tetradic#70C362, #62A1C3, #B562C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF8F6
Lighter +30%#EDDBD1
Lighter +20%#DFBEAC
Lighter +10%#D1A187
Darker −10%#AF6943
Darker −20%#8A5335
Darker −30%#653D27
Darker −40%#402719
More saturated +25%#DE7C47
Less saturated −25%#A88C7D

Channel breakdown

R195
G132
B98
Red195 (76.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue21.03°
Saturation (HSL)44.7%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 84 · B 62

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