Colour
#C46509
- #C46509
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#C46509 is a orange with RGB values 196, 101, 9 and HSL 30°, 91%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#C46509#C46509
HEX#C46509
RGBrgb(196, 101, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.3961, 0.0353
RGB percentages76.9%, 39.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(29.5, 91.2%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.5, 95.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 48.5%, 95.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,870,921
CSS custom property--colour: #C46509;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#3B9AF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0968C4
Analogous#C4090B, #C4C209
Triadic#09C465, #6509C4
Split complementary#09C4C2, #090BC4
Tetradic#0BC409, #0968C4, #C209C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G101
B9
Red196 (76.9%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue29.52°
Saturation (HSL)91.22%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 65 · B 09
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