Recognised as Colour
#B3A783
- #B3A783
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B3A783 is a yellow with RGB values 179, 167, 131 and HSL 45°, 24%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B3A783#B3A783
HEX#B3A783
RGBrgb(179, 167, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6549, 0.5137
RGB percentages70.2%, 65.5%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(45, 24%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 26.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 26.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,773,827
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A783;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4C587C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#838FB3
Analogous#B38F83, #A7B383
Triadic#83B3A7, #A783B3
Split complementary#83A7B3, #8F83B3
Tetradic#83B38F, #838FB3, #B383A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G167
B131
Red179 (70.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)24%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G A7 · B 83
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