Recognised as Colour
#B1A099
- #B1A099
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B1A099 is a orange with RGB values 177, 160, 153 and HSL 18°, 13%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B1A099#B1A099
HEX#B1A099
RGBrgb(177, 160, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6275, 0.6
RGB percentages69.4%, 62.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(17.5, 13.3%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.5, 13.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 13.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,640,985
CSS custom property--colour: #B1A099;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4E5F66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99AAB1
Analogous#B1999E, #B1AC99
Triadic#99B1A0, #A099B1
Split complementary#99B1AC, #999EB1
Tetradic#9EB199, #99AAB1, #AC99B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G160
B153
Red177 (69.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue17.5°
Saturation (HSL)13.33%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G A0 · B 99
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