Colour
#B3ADA5
- #B3ADA5
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B3ADA5 is a orange with RGB values 179, 173, 165 and HSL 34°, 8%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B3ADA5#B3ADA5
HEX#B3ADA5
RGBrgb(179, 173, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6784, 0.6471
RGB percentages70.2%, 67.8%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(34.3, 8.4%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 7.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 7.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,775,397
CSS custom property--colour: #B3ADA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4C525A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5ABB3
Analogous#B3A6A5, #B2B3A5
Triadic#A5B3AD, #ADA5B3
Split complementary#A5B2B3, #A6A5B3
Tetradic#A5B3A6, #A5ABB3, #B3A5B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G173
B165
Red179 (70.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue34.29°
Saturation (HSL)8.43%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G AD · B A5
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