Recognised as Colour
#B8A173
- #B8A173
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B8A173 is a orange with RGB values 184, 161, 115 and HSL 40°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B8A173#B8A173
HEX#B8A173
RGBrgb(184, 161, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6314, 0.451
RGB percentages72.2%, 63.1%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(40, 32.7%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 37.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.5%, 37.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,099,955
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A173;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#475E8C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#738AB8
Analogous#B87F73, #ADB873
Triadic#73B8A1, #A173B8
Split complementary#73ADB8, #7F73B8
Tetradic#73B87E, #738AB8, #B873AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G161
B115
Red184 (72.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)32.7%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A1 · B 73
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