Recognised as Colour

#CA6C38

#CA6C38
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#CA6C38 is a orange with RGB values 202, 108, 56 and HSL 21°, 58%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#CA6C38#CA6C38

HEX#CA6C38

RGBrgb(202, 108, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4235, 0.2196

RGB percentages79.2%, 42.4%, 22%

HSLhsl(21.4, 57.9%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.4, 72.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 46.5%, 72.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,265,976

CSS custom property--colour: #CA6C38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#3593C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#867832no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8D37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#DD5961no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 12.7 Peru · ΔE 13.7 Sienna · ΔE 15.4 Coral · ΔE 17.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 19.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3896CA

Analogous#CA384D, #CAB538

Triadic#38CA6C, #6C38CA

Split complementary#38CAB5, #384DCA

Tetradic#4DCA38, #3896CA, #B538CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5E3D9

Lighter +30%#EAC5B1

Lighter +20%#DFA889

Lighter +10%#D58A60

Darker −10%#A3562C

Darker −20%#7B4121

Darker −30%#532C16

Darker −40%#2B170B

More saturated +25%#E96319

Less saturated −25%#AB7558

Channel breakdown

R202

G108

B56

Red202 (79.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue21.37°

Saturation (HSL)57.94%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 6C · B 38

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Ca6C38 (chemical formula)

Formula
696.886 g/mol
44 atoms

Ca6C38 has a molar mass of 696.886 g/mol, made up of 44 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × Ca, 38 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass696.886 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule44

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1572064 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.6415006 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ca34.5%

C65.5%

Calcium (Ca × 6)240.468 g/mol, 34.506%

Carbon (C × 38)456.418 g/mol, 65.494%

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