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Recognised as Colour

#B3704D

  • #B3704D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#B3704D is a orange with RGB values 179, 112, 77 and HSL 21°, 40%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#B3704D#B3704D
HEX#B3704D
RGBrgb(179, 112, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4392, 0.302
RGB percentages70.2%, 43.9%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(20.6, 40.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.6, 57%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 37.4%, 57%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,759,693
CSS custom property--colour: #B3704D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#4C8FB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82784Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#92864Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C26467no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 12.9Dark salmon · ΔE 17.2Peru · ΔE 19.3Saddle brown · ΔE 19.7Light salmon · ΔE 23Indian red · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D90B3
Analogous#B34D5D, #B3A34D
Triadic#4DB370, #704DB3
Split complementary#4DB3A3, #4D5DB3
Tetradic#5DB34D, #4D90B3, #A34DB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E3DC
Lighter +30%#E1C6B8
Lighter +20%#D2A994
Lighter +10%#C28D71
Darker −10%#905A3D
Darker −20%#6C432E
Darker −30%#482D1F
Darker −40%#241710
More saturated +25%#D3662D
Less saturated −25%#937A6D

Channel breakdown

R179
G112
B77
Red179 (70.2%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue20.59°
Saturation (HSL)40.16%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 70 · B 4D

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