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Recognised as Colour

#C7977A

  • #C7977A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#C7977A is a orange with RGB values 199, 151, 122 and HSL 23°, 41%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#C7977A#C7977A
HEX#C7977A
RGBrgb(199, 151, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5922, 0.4784
RGB percentages78%, 59.2%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(22.6, 40.7%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.6, 38.7%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 24.1%, 38.7%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,080,442
CSS custom property--colour: #C7977A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#386885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49B78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A57Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#D48E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.8Burlywood · ΔE 15Dark salmon · ΔE 15.5Rosy brown · ΔE 16.1Light salmon · ΔE 22.9Peach puff · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AAAC7
Analogous#C77A84, #C7BE7A
Triadic#7AC797, #977AC7
Split complementary#7AC7BE, #7A84C7
Tetradic#84C77A, #7AAAC7, #BD7AC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EBE6
Lighter +20%#E5CFC2
Lighter +10%#D6B39E
Darker −10%#B87B56
Darker −20%#9A6241
Darker −30%#764C32
Darker −40%#523523
More saturated +25%#DF9162
Less saturated −25%#AF9D92

Channel breakdown

R199
G151
B122
Red199 (78%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue22.6°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 97 · B 7A

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