Recognised as Colour
#B3481E
- #B3481E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#B3481E is a orange with RGB values 179, 72, 30 and HSL 17°, 71%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#B3481E#B3481E
HEX#B3481E
RGBrgb(179, 72, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2824, 0.1176
RGB percentages70.2%, 28.2%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(16.9, 71.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.9, 83.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 59.8%, 83.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,749,406
CSS custom property--colour: #B3481E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#4CB7E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E89B3
Analogous#B31E3F, #B3931E
Triadic#1EB348, #481EB3
Split complementary#1EB393, #1E3EB3
Tetradic#3EB31E, #1E89B3, #931EB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G72
B30
Red179 (70.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue16.91°
Saturation (HSL)71.29%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 48 · B 1E
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