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Recognised as Colour

#B3751A

  • #B3751A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#B3751A is a orange with RGB values 179, 117, 26 and HSL 36°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#B3751A#B3751A
HEX#B3751A
RGBrgb(179, 117, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4588, 0.102
RGB percentages70.2%, 45.9%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(35.7, 74.6%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.7, 85.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 34.6%, 85.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,760,922
CSS custom property--colour: #B3751A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#4C8AE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A7902no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#99881Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C46664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 11Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.7Chocolate · ΔE 19.8Sandy brown · ΔE 22Goldenrod · ΔE 23.1Saddle brown · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A58B3
Analogous#B3291A, #A5B31A
Triadic#1AB375, #751AB3
Split complementary#1AA4B3, #291AB3
Tetradic#1AB329, #1A58B3, #B31AA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D4A7
Lighter +30%#ECBE7A
Lighter +20%#E5A84E
Lighter +10%#DF9221
Darker −10%#865814
Darker −20%#5A3B0D
Darker −30%#2D1E07
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#CD7A00
Less saturated −25%#997034

Channel breakdown

R179
G117
B26
Red179 (70.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue35.69°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 75 · B 1A

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