Recognised as Colour

#B6743E

#B6743E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#B6743E is a orange with RGB values 182, 116, 62 and HSL 27°, 49%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#B6743E

RGBrgb(182, 116, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.4549, 0.2431

RGB percentages71.4%, 45.5%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(27, 49.2%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27, 65.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 36.3%, 65.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,957,310

CSS custom property--colour: #B6743E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#498BC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887A39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#97893Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C66668no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.6 Sienna · ΔE 14.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 18.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.7 Light salmon · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E80B6

Analogous#B63E44, #B6B03E

Triadic#3EB674, #743EB6

Split complementary#3EB6B0, #3E44B6

Tetradic#44B63E, #3E80B6, #B03EB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFDED1

Lighter +30%#E2C4AB

Lighter +20%#D5A985

Lighter +10%#C88E5F

Darker −10%#905C31

Darker −20%#6A4424

Darker −30%#442B17

Darker −40%#1E130A

More saturated +25%#D57120

Less saturated −25%#98775D

Channel breakdown

R182

G116

B62

Red182 (71.4%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue27°

Saturation (HSL)49.18%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 74 · B 3E

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