Colour
#B3A37F
- #B3A37F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B3A37F is a orange with RGB values 179, 163, 127 and HSL 42°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B3A37F#B3A37F
HEX#B3A37F
RGBrgb(179, 163, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6392, 0.498
RGB percentages70.2%, 63.9%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(41.5, 25.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.5, 29.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 29.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,772,799
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A37F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4C5C80
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F8FB3
Analogous#B3897F, #A9B37F
Triadic#7FB3A3, #A37FB3
Split complementary#7FA9B3, #897FB3
Tetradic#7FB389, #7F8FB3, #B37FA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G163
B127
Red179 (70.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue41.54°
Saturation (HSL)25.49%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G A3 · B 7F
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