Colour
#C85C26
- #C85C26
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#C85C26 is a orange with RGB values 200, 92, 38 and HSL 20°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#C85C26#C85C26
HEX#C85C26
RGBrgb(200, 92, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3608, 0.149
RGB percentages78.4%, 36.1%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(20, 68.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 81%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 54%, 81%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,130,790
CSS custom property--colour: #C85C26;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#37A3D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2692C8
Analogous#C82641, #C8AD26
Triadic#26C85C, #5C26C8
Split complementary#26C8AD, #2641C8
Tetradic#41C826, #2692C8, #AD26C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G92
B38
Red200 (78.4%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 5C · B 26
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