Recognised as Colour
#B79D8B
- #B79D8B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B79D8B is a orange with RGB values 183, 157, 139 and HSL 25°, 23%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B79D8B#B79D8B
HEX#B79D8B
RGBrgb(183, 157, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6157, 0.5451
RGB percentages71.8%, 61.6%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(24.5, 23.4%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.5, 24%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 24%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,033,419
CSS custom property--colour: #B79D8B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#486274
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BA5B7
Analogous#B78B8F, #B7B38B
Triadic#8BB79D, #9D8BB7
Split complementary#8BB7B3, #8B8FB7
Tetradic#8FB78B, #8BA5B7, #B38BB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G157
B139
Red183 (71.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue24.55°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 9D · B 8B
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