Colour
#B59959
- #B59959
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B59959 is a orange with RGB values 181, 153, 89 and HSL 42°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B59959#B59959
HEX#B59959
RGBrgb(181, 153, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6, 0.349
RGB percentages71%, 60%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(41.7, 38.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.7, 50.8%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 50.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,901,273
CSS custom property--colour: #B59959;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#4A66A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5975B5
Analogous#B56B59, #A3B559
Triadic#59B599, #9959B5
Split complementary#59A3B5, #6B59B5
Tetradic#59B56B, #5975B5, #B559A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G153
B89
Red181 (71%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue41.74°
Saturation (HSL)38.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 99 · B 59
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