Recognised as Colour
#B2AA99
- #B2AA99
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2AA99 is a orange with RGB values 178, 170, 153 and HSL 41°, 14%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B2AA99#B2AA99
HEX#B2AA99
RGBrgb(178, 170, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6667, 0.6
RGB percentages69.8%, 66.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(40.8, 14%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.8, 14%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 14%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,709,081
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AA99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4D5566
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A1B2
Analogous#B29D99, #ADB299
Triadic#99B2AA, #AA99B2
Split complementary#99ADB2, #9D99B2
Tetradic#99B29D, #99A1B2, #B299AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G170
B153
Red178 (69.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue40.8°
Saturation (HSL)13.97%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G AA · B 99
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