Recognised as Colour

#C56C46

#C56C46
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#C56C46 is a orange with RGB values 197, 108, 70 and HSL 18°, 52%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#C56C46#C56C46

HEX#C56C46

RGBrgb(197, 108, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4235, 0.2745

RGB percentages77.3%, 42.4%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(18, 52.3%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18, 64.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 45.2%, 64.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,938,310

CSS custom property--colour: #C56C46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#3A93B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847842no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#998B45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D75B63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11.7 Peru · ΔE 16.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 19 Indian red · ΔE 19.4 Salmon · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#469FC5

Analogous#C5465F, #C5AC46

Triadic#46C56C, #6C46C5

Split complementary#46C5AC, #465FC5

Tetradic#5FC546, #469FC5, #AC46C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6E7E1

Lighter +30%#EAC9BA

Lighter +20%#DDAA94

Lighter +10%#D18B6D

Darker −10%#A45534

Darker −20%#7E4127

Darker −30%#572D1B

Darker −40%#30190F

More saturated +25%#E36028

Less saturated −25%#A77864

Channel breakdown

R197

G108

B70

Red197 (77.3%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue17.95°

Saturation (HSL)52.26%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 6C · B 46

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C56C46 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,225.122 g/mol
102 atoms

C56C46 has a molar mass of 1,225.122 g/mol, made up of 102 atoms across 1 element: 102 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,225.122 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule102

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.0343629 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.9155437 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 102)1,225.122 g/mol, 100%

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