Colour
#B74600
- #B74600
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#B74600 is a orange with RGB values 183, 70, 0 and HSL 23°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#B74600#B74600
HEX#B74600
RGBrgb(183, 70, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.2745, 0
RGB percentages71.8%, 27.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(23, 100%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23, 100%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 61.7%, 100%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,011,008
CSS custom property--colour: #B74600;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#48B9FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0071B7
Analogous#B70016, #B7A200
Triadic#00B746, #4600B7
Split complementary#00B7A2, #0015B7
Tetradic#15B700, #0071B7, #A200B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G70
B0
Red183 (71.8%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue22.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 46 · B 00
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