Recognised as Colour
#C6461A
- #C6461A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#C6461A is a orange with RGB values 198, 70, 26 and HSL 15°, 77%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#C6461A#C6461A
HEX#C6461A
RGBrgb(198, 70, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.2745, 0.102
RGB percentages77.6%, 27.5%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(15.3, 76.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.3, 86.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 64.6%, 86.9%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,994,074
CSS custom property--colour: #C6461A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#39B9E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A9AC6
Analogous#C61A44, #C69C1A
Triadic#1AC646, #461AC6
Split complementary#1AC69C, #1A44C6
Tetradic#44C61A, #1A9AC6, #9C1AC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G70
B26
Red198 (77.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue15.35°
Saturation (HSL)76.79%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 46 · B 1A
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