Recognised as Colour

#B3751E

#B3751E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B3751E is a orange with RGB values 179, 117, 30 and HSL 35°, 71%, 41%. 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

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HEX#B3751E

RGBrgb(179, 117, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4588, 0.1176

RGB percentages70.2%, 45.9%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(35, 71.3%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35, 83.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 34.6%, 83.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,760,926

CSS custom property--colour: #B3751E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.1 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#4C8AE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A790Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#988821no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C46665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 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 10.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.7 Chocolate · ΔE 19.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1E5CB3

Analogous#B32B1E, #A7B31E

Triadic#1EB375, #751EB3

Split complementary#1EA6B3, #2B1EB3

Tetradic#1EB32B, #1E5CB3, #B31EA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1D4AC

Lighter +30%#EABE80

Lighter +20%#E2A755

Lighter +10%#DB9129

Darker −10%#875817

Darker −20%#5C3C0F

Darker −30%#301F08

Darker −40%#040301

More saturated +25%#CD7904

Less saturated −25%#997138

Channel breakdown

R179

G117

B30

Red179 (70.2%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue35.03°

Saturation (HSL)71.29%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 75 · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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