Colour
#B1987F
- #B1987F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B1987F is a orange with RGB values 177, 152, 127 and HSL 30°, 24%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B1987F#B1987F
HEX#B1987F
RGBrgb(177, 152, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5961, 0.498
RGB percentages69.4%, 59.6%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(30, 24.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 28.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 28.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,638,911
CSS custom property--colour: #B1987F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#4E6780
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F98B1
Analogous#B17F7F, #B1B17F
Triadic#7FB198, #987FB1
Split complementary#7FB1B1, #7F7FB1
Tetradic#7FB17F, #7F98B1, #B17FB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G152
B127
Red177 (69.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)24.27%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 98 · B 7F
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