Recognised as Colour
#B5AD9E
- #B5AD9E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B5AD9E is a orange with RGB values 181, 173, 158 and HSL 39°, 13%, 66%. 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
#B5AD9E#B5AD9E
HEX#B5AD9E
RGBrgb(181, 173, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6784, 0.6196
RGB percentages71%, 67.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(39.1, 13.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.1, 12.7%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 12.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,906,462
CSS custom property--colour: #B5AD9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 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#4A5261
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#9EA6B5
Analogous#B5A29E, #B2B59E
Triadic#9EB5AD, #AD9EB5
Split complementary#9EB2B5, #A29EB5
Tetradic#9EB5A2, #9EA6B5, #B59EB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G173
B158
Red181 (71%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue39.13°
Saturation (HSL)13.45%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G AD · B 9E
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