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Colour

#040201

  • #040201
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#040201 is a orange with RGB values 4, 2, 1 and HSL 20°, 60%, 1%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#040201#040201
HEX#040201
RGBrgb(4, 2, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0078, 0.0039
RGB percentages1.6%, 0.8%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(20, 60%, 1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 75%, 1.6%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 75%, 98.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer262,657
CSS custom property--colour: #040201;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness2.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.7:1
Contrast with white20.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#020202
Inverted#FBFDFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#030201no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#030301no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#050202no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 0.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.2Dim grey · ΔE 43.8Gray · ΔE 52.9Slate grey · ΔE 53.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 54.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 0.94, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#010304
Analogous#040102, #040401
Triadic#010402, #020104
Split complementary#010404, #010104
Tetradic#020401, #010304, #030104

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7542A
Lighter +30%#7E3F20
Lighter +20%#562B15
Lighter +10%#2D160B
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#050200
Less saturated −25%#030202

Channel breakdown

R4
G2
B1
Red4 (1.6%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness0.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 04 · G 02 · B 01

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