Recognised as Colour
#B6997A
- #B6997A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B6997A is a orange with RGB values 182, 153, 122 and HSL 31°, 29%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B6997A#B6997A
HEX#B6997A
RGBrgb(182, 153, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6, 0.4784
RGB percentages71.4%, 60%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(31, 29.1%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31, 33%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 33%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,966,842
CSS custom property--colour: #B6997A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#496685
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7A97B6
Analogous#B67B7A, #B5B67A
Triadic#7AB699, #997AB6
Split complementary#7AB5B6, #7B7AB6
Tetradic#7AB67B, #7A97B6, #B67AB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G153
B122
Red182 (71.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue31°
Saturation (HSL)29.13%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 99 · B 7A
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