Colour
#C85A25
- #C85A25
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#C85A25 is a orange with RGB values 200, 90, 37 and HSL 20°, 69%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#C85A25#C85A25
HEX#C85A25
RGBrgb(200, 90, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3529, 0.1451
RGB percentages78.4%, 35.3%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(19.5, 68.8%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.5, 81.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 55%, 81.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,130,277
CSS custom property--colour: #C85A25;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#37A5DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2593C8
Analogous#C82542, #C8AB25
Triadic#25C85A, #5A25C8
Split complementary#25C8AC, #2541C8
Tetradic#41C825, #2593C8, #AB25C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G90
B37
Red200 (78.4%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue19.51°
Saturation (HSL)68.78%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 5A · B 25
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