Colour
#B49779
- #B49779
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B49779 is a orange with RGB values 180, 151, 121 and HSL 31°, 28%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B49779#B49779
HEX#B49779
RGBrgb(180, 151, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5922, 0.4745
RGB percentages70.6%, 59.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(30.5, 28.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.5, 32.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 32.8%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,835,257
CSS custom property--colour: #B49779;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#4B6886
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7996B4
Analogous#B47979, #B4B479
Triadic#79B497, #9779B4
Split complementary#79B4B4, #7979B4
Tetradic#79B479, #7996B4, #B479B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G151
B121
Red180 (70.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue30.51°
Saturation (HSL)28.23%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 97 · B 79
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