Recognised as Colour

#B48B7A

#B48B7A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B48B7A is a orange with RGB values 180, 139, 122 and HSL 18°, 28%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B48B7A#B48B7A

HEX#B48B7A

RGBrgb(180, 139, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5451, 0.4784

RGB percentages70.6%, 54.5%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(17.6, 27.9%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.6, 32.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 22.8%, 32.2%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,832,186

CSS custom property--colour: #B48B7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#4B7485

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F977Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BF8586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.6 Tan · ΔE 18.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.4 Gray · ΔE 21.4 Dark grey · ΔE 21.5 Burlywood · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7AA3B4

Analogous#B47A86, #B4A87A

Triadic#7AB48B, #8B7AB4

Split complementary#7AB4A8, #7A86B4

Tetradic#86B47A, #7AA3B4, #A87AB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFDFC

Lighter +30%#EBE0DC

Lighter +20%#D9C4BB

Lighter +10%#C6A79B

Darker −10%#A06F5B

Darker −20%#805848

Darker −30%#5F4236

Darker −40%#3F2B23

More saturated +25%#CE8060

Less saturated −25%#9A9694

Channel breakdown

R180

G139

B122

Red180 (70.6%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue17.59°

Saturation (HSL)27.88%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 8B · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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