Recognised as Colour
#B2441D
- #B2441D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#B2441D is a orange with RGB values 178, 68, 29 and HSL 16°, 72%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#B2441D#B2441D
HEX#B2441D
RGBrgb(178, 68, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2667, 0.1137
RGB percentages69.8%, 26.7%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(15.7, 72%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.7, 83.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 61.8%, 83.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,682,845
CSS custom property--colour: #B2441D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#4DBBE2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D8BB2
Analogous#B21D41, #B28E1D
Triadic#1DB244, #441DB2
Split complementary#1DB28F, #1D40B2
Tetradic#41B21D, #1D8BB2, #8F1DB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G68
B29
Red178 (69.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue15.7°
Saturation (HSL)71.98%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 44 · B 1D
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