Colour
#C85E23
- #C85E23
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#C85E23 is a orange with RGB values 200, 94, 35 and HSL 21°, 70%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#C85E23#C85E23
HEX#C85E23
RGBrgb(200, 94, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3686, 0.1373
RGB percentages78.4%, 36.9%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(21.5, 70.2%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.5, 82.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 53%, 82.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,131,299
CSS custom property--colour: #C85E23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#37A1DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#238DC8
Analogous#C8233B, #C8B023
Triadic#23C85E, #5E23C8
Split complementary#23C8B1, #233AC8
Tetradic#3AC823, #238DC8, #B123C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G94
B35
Red200 (78.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue21.45°
Saturation (HSL)70.21%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 5E · B 23
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