Recognised as Colour
#C45E24
- #C45E24
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#C45E24 is a orange with RGB values 196, 94, 36 and HSL 22°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#C45E24#C45E24
HEX#C45E24
RGBrgb(196, 94, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.3686, 0.1412
RGB percentages76.9%, 36.9%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(21.8, 69%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.8, 81.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 52%, 81.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,869,156
CSS custom property--colour: #C45E24;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#3BA1DB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#248AC4
Analogous#C4243A, #C4AE24
Triadic#24C45E, #5E24C4
Split complementary#24C4AE, #243AC4
Tetradic#3AC424, #248AC4, #AE24C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G94
B36
Red196 (76.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue21.75°
Saturation (HSL)68.97%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 5E · B 24
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