Recognised as Colour
#B2AB97
- #B2AB97
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2AB97 is a orange with RGB values 178, 171, 151 and HSL 44°, 15%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B2AB97#B2AB97
HEX#B2AB97
RGBrgb(178, 171, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6706, 0.5922
RGB percentages69.8%, 67.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(44.4, 14.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.4, 15.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 15.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,709,335
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AB97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4D5468
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#979EB2
Analogous#B29E97, #ABB297
Triadic#97B2AB, #AB97B2
Split complementary#97ABB2, #9E97B2
Tetradic#97B29E, #979EB2, #B297AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G171
B151
Red178 (69.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue44.44°
Saturation (HSL)14.92%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G AB · B 97
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