Recognised as Colour
#C6900A
- #C6900A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#C6900A is a orange with RGB values 198, 144, 10 and HSL 43°, 90%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#C6900A#C6900A
HEX#C6900A
RGBrgb(198, 144, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5647, 0.0392
RGB percentages77.6%, 56.5%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(42.8, 90.4%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.8, 94.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 27.3%, 94.9%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,013,002
CSS custom property--colour: #C6900A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#396FF5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A40C6
Analogous#C6320A, #9EC60A
Triadic#0AC690, #900AC6
Split complementary#0A9EC6, #320AC6
Tetradic#0AC632, #0A40C6, #C60A9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G144
B10
Red198 (77.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue42.77°
Saturation (HSL)90.38%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 90 · B 0A
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