Recognised as Colour
#B6490E
- #B6490E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#B6490E is a orange with RGB values 182, 73, 14 and HSL 21°, 86%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#B6490E#B6490E
HEX#B6490E
RGBrgb(182, 73, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.2863, 0.0549
RGB percentages71.4%, 28.6%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(21.1, 85.7%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.1, 92.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 92.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,946,254
CSS custom property--colour: #B6490E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#49B6F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E7BB6
Analogous#B60E27, #B69D0E
Triadic#0EB649, #490EB6
Split complementary#0EB69D, #0E27B6
Tetradic#27B60E, #0E7BB6, #9D0EB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G73
B14
Red182 (71.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue21.07°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 49 · B 0E
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