Colour
#B3590A
- #B3590A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#B3590A is a orange with RGB values 179, 89, 10 and HSL 28°, 89%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#B3590A#B3590A
HEX#B3590A
RGBrgb(179, 89, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.349, 0.0392
RGB percentages70.2%, 34.9%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(28, 89.4%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28, 94.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 50.3%, 94.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,753,738
CSS custom property--colour: #B3590A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#4CA6F5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A64B3
Analogous#B30A0F, #B3AE0A
Triadic#0AB359, #590AB3
Split complementary#0AB3AD, #0A10B3
Tetradic#10B30A, #0A64B3, #AE0AB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G89
B10
Red179 (70.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue28.05°
Saturation (HSL)89.42%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 59 · B 0A
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