Colour

#C6805B

#C6805B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#C6805B is a orange with RGB values 198, 128, 91 and HSL 21°, 48%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#C6805B

RGBrgb(198, 128, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.502, 0.3569

RGB percentages77.6%, 50.2%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(20.7, 48.4%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(20.7, 54%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 35.4%, 54%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,008,987

CSS custom property--colour: #C6805B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#397FA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938858no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4975Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D67377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.5 Peru · ΔE 16.9 Light salmon · ΔE 17.2 Sienna · ΔE 18 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.9 Salmon · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BA1C6

Analogous#C65B6C, #C6B55B

Triadic#5BC680, #805BC6

Split complementary#5BC6B5, #5B6CC6

Tetradic#6CC65B, #5BA1C6, #B55BC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF5F2

Lighter +30%#EDD8CD

Lighter +20%#E0BBA7

Lighter +10%#D39D81

Darker −10%#B1653D

Darker −20%#8B5030

Darker −30%#653A23

Darker −40%#3F2416

More saturated +25%#E2773F

Less saturated −25%#AA8977

Channel breakdown

R198

G128

B91

Red198 (77.6%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue20.75°

Saturation (HSL)48.42%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 80 · B 5B

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Colour values

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