Recognised as Colour

#B16D2D

#B16D2D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B16D2D is a orange with RGB values 177, 109, 45 and HSL 29°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#B16D2D#B16D2D

HEX#B16D2D

RGBrgb(177, 109, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4275, 0.1765

RGB percentages69.4%, 42.7%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(29.1, 59.5%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.1, 74.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 38.4%, 74.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,627,821

CSS custom property--colour: #B16D2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#4E92D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827425no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#92832Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C15E60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9.7 Sienna · ΔE 15.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 16.3 Chocolate · ΔE 19.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D71B1

Analogous#B12D2F, #B1AF2D

Triadic#2DB16D, #6D2DB1

Split complementary#2DB1AF, #2D2FB1

Tetradic#2FB12D, #2D71B1, #AF2DB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EED4BC

Lighter +30%#E4BA93

Lighter +20%#D9A06B

Lighter +10%#CF8642

Darker −10%#885423

Darker −20%#603B18

Darker −30%#37220E

Darker −40%#0E0904

More saturated +25%#CD6C11

Less saturated −25%#956E49

Channel breakdown

R177

G109

B45

Red177 (69.4%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue29.09°

Saturation (HSL)59.46%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 6D · B 2D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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