Recognised as Colour
#997B3E
- #997B3E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#997B3E is a orange with RGB values 153, 123, 62 and HSL 40°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#997B3E#997B3E
HEX#997B3E
RGBrgb(153, 123, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4824, 0.2431
RGB percentages60%, 48.2%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(40.2, 42.3%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.2, 59.5%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 59.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,058,558
CSS custom property--colour: #997B3E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#6684C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E5C99
Analogous#994D3E, #8A993E
Triadic#3E997B, #7B3E99
Split complementary#3E8A99, #4D3E99
Tetradic#3E994E, #3E5C99, #993E8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G123
B62
Red153 (60%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue40.22°
Saturation (HSL)42.33%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7B · B 3E
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