Colour
#B7978A
- #B7978A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B7978A is a orange with RGB values 183, 151, 138 and HSL 17°, 24%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B7978A#B7978A
HEX#B7978A
RGBrgb(183, 151, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5922, 0.5412
RGB percentages71.8%, 59.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(17.3, 23.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 24.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 17.5%, 24.6%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,031,882
CSS custom property--colour: #B7978A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#486875
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AAAB7
Analogous#B78A93, #B7AE8A
Triadic#8AB797, #978AB7
Split complementary#8AB7AE, #8A93B7
Tetradic#93B78A, #8AAAB7, #AE8AB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G151
B138
Red183 (71.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue17.33°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 97 · B 8A
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