Colour
#C59C8B
- #C59C8B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C59C8B is a orange with RGB values 197, 156, 139 and HSL 18°, 33%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C59C8B#C59C8B
HEX#C59C8B
RGBrgb(197, 156, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6118, 0.5451
RGB percentages77.3%, 61.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(17.6, 33.3%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.6, 29.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 29.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,950,667
CSS custom property--colour: #C59C8B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#3A6374
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BB4C5
Analogous#C58B97, #C5B98B
Triadic#8BC59C, #9C8BC5
Split complementary#8BC5B9, #8B97C5
Tetradic#97C58B, #8BB4C5, #B98BC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G156
B139
Red197 (77.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue17.59°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 9C · B 8B
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