Colour
#B7997C
- #B7997C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B7997C is a orange with RGB values 183, 153, 124 and HSL 29°, 29%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B7997C#B7997C
HEX#B7997C
RGBrgb(183, 153, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6, 0.4863
RGB percentages71.8%, 60%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(29.5, 29.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.5, 32.2%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 32.2%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,032,380
CSS custom property--colour: #B7997C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#486683
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C9AB7
Analogous#B77C7C, #B7B77C
Triadic#7CB799, #997CB7
Split complementary#7CB7B7, #7C7CB7
Tetradic#7CB77C, #7C9AB7, #B77CB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G153
B124
Red183 (71.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue29.49°
Saturation (HSL)29.06%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 99 · B 7C
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