Recognised as Colour

#B27D48

#B27D48
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B27D48 is a orange with RGB values 178, 125, 72 and HSL 30°, 42%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#B27D48

RGBrgb(178, 125, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4902, 0.2824

RGB percentages69.8%, 49%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(30, 42.4%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 59.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 29.8%, 59.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,697,480

CSS custom property--colour: #B27D48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#4D82B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E8143no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8D49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C17171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 13.9 Sienna · ΔE 19.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.6 Burlywood · ΔE 22.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#487DB2

Analogous#B24848, #B2B248

Triadic#48B27D, #7D48B2

Split complementary#48B2B2, #4848B2

Tetradic#48B248, #487DB2, #B248B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFE3D7

Lighter +30%#E0CAB3

Lighter +20%#D1B08F

Lighter +10%#C3976A

Darker −10%#8E6339

Darker −20%#694A2B

Darker −30%#45301C

Darker −40%#21170D

More saturated +25%#D17D29

Less saturated −25%#937D67

Channel breakdown

R178

G125

B72

Red178 (69.8%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)42.4%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 7D · B 48

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