Colour
#C46C17
- #C46C17
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#C46C17 is a orange with RGB values 196, 108, 23 and HSL 29°, 79%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#C46C17#C46C17
HEX#C46C17
RGBrgb(196, 108, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4235, 0.0902
RGB percentages76.9%, 42.4%, 9%
HSLhsl(29.5, 79%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.5, 88.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 44.9%, 88.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,872,727
CSS custom property--colour: #C46C17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#3B93E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#176FC4
Analogous#C41719, #C4C317
Triadic#17C46C, #6C17C4
Split complementary#17C4C2, #1719C4
Tetradic#18C417, #176FC4, #C217C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G108
B23
Red196 (76.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue29.48°
Saturation (HSL)79%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 6C · B 17
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