Recognised as Colour
#B37B01
- #B37B01
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#B37B01 is a orange with RGB values 179, 123, 1 and HSL 41°, 99%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#B37B01#B37B01
HEX#B37B01
RGBrgb(179, 123, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4824, 0.0039
RGB percentages70.2%, 48.2%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(41.1, 98.9%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 99.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.3%, 99.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,762,433
CSS custom property--colour: #B37B01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#4C84FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0139B3
Analogous#B32201, #92B301
Triadic#01B37B, #7B01B3
Split complementary#0192B3, #2201B3
Tetradic#01B322, #0139B3, #B30192
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G123
B1
Red179 (70.2%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue41.12°
Saturation (HSL)98.89%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 7B · B 01
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