Colour
#B3A77A
- #B3A77A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B3A77A is a yellow with RGB values 179, 167, 122 and HSL 47°, 27%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B3A77A#B3A77A
HEX#B3A77A
RGBrgb(179, 167, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6549, 0.4784
RGB percentages70.2%, 65.5%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(47.4, 27.3%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 31.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 31.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,773,818
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A77A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4C5885
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7A86B3
Analogous#B38B7A, #A3B37A
Triadic#7AB3A7, #A77AB3
Split complementary#7AA3B3, #8B7AB3
Tetradic#7AB38B, #7A86B3, #B37AA3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G167
B122
Red179 (70.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue47.37°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G A7 · B 7A
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