Recognised as Colour
#B85E1A
- #B85E1A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#B85E1A is a orange with RGB values 184, 94, 26 and HSL 26°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#B85E1A#B85E1A
HEX#B85E1A
RGBrgb(184, 94, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.3686, 0.102
RGB percentages72.2%, 36.9%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(25.8, 75.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.8, 85.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 48.9%, 85.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,082,714
CSS custom property--colour: #B85E1A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#47A1E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A74B8
Analogous#B81A25, #B8AD1A
Triadic#1AB85E, #5E1AB8
Split complementary#1AB8AD, #1A25B8
Tetradic#25B81A, #1A74B8, #AD1AB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G94
B26
Red184 (72.2%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue25.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.24%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 5E · B 1A
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