Recognised as Colour

#B6721A

#B6721A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B6721A is a orange with RGB values 182, 114, 26 and HSL 34°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#B6721A

RGBrgb(182, 114, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.4471, 0.102

RGB percentages71.4%, 44.7%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(33.8, 75%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(33.8, 85.7%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 37.4%, 85.7%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,956,762

CSS custom property--colour: #B6721A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#498DE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887803no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#98881Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#C76262no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14 Chocolate · ΔE 16.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.5 Sienna · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A5EB6

Analogous#B6241A, #ACB61A

Triadic#1AB672, #721AB6

Split complementary#1AACB6, #241AB6

Tetradic#1AB624, #1A5EB6, #B61AAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3D3A9

Lighter +30%#ECBC7D

Lighter +20%#E6A550

Lighter +10%#E08E23

Darker −10%#895614

Darker −20%#5D3A0D

Darker −30%#301E07

Darker −40%#030200

More saturated +25%#D07500

Less saturated −25%#9C6F34

Channel breakdown

R182

G114

B26

Red182 (71.4%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue33.85°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 72 · B 1A

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