Recognised as Colour

#CC6B36

#CC6B36
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#CC6B36 is a orange with RGB values 204, 107, 54 and HSL 21°, 60%, 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

#CC6B36#CC6B36

HEX#CC6B36

RGBrgb(204, 107, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4196, 0.2118

RGB percentages80%, 42%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(21.2, 59.5%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.2, 73.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 47.5%, 73.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,396,790

CSS custom property--colour: #CC6B36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#3394C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#867830no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E8E34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DF5760no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 11.3 Peru · ΔE 14.5 Coral · ΔE 16 Sienna · ΔE 16.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 20.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3697CC

Analogous#CC364C, #CCB636

Triadic#36CC6B, #6B36CC

Split complementary#36CCB6, #364CCC

Tetradic#4CCC36, #3697CC, #B636CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E3D9

Lighter +30%#EBC5B0

Lighter +20%#E1A787

Lighter +10%#D6895F

Darker −10%#A5552A

Darker −20%#7C4020

Darker −30%#542B15

Darker −40%#2B160B

More saturated +25%#EC6216

Less saturated −25%#AD7456

Channel breakdown

R204

G107

B54

Red204 (80%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue21.2°

Saturation (HSL)59.52%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 6B · B 36

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CC6B36 (chemical formula)

Formula
473.237 g/mol
43 atoms

CC6B36 has a molar mass of 473.237 g/mol, made up of 43 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × C, 36 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass473.237 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule43

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.8582853 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2725422 × 10^21

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

C17.8%

B82.2%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 17.766%

Boron (B × 36)389.16 g/mol, 82.234%

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