Recognised as Colour
#B8AB8E
- #B8AB8E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B8AB8E is a orange with RGB values 184, 171, 142 and HSL 41°, 23%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B8AB8E#B8AB8E
HEX#B8AB8E
RGBrgb(184, 171, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6706, 0.5569
RGB percentages72.2%, 67.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(41.4, 22.8%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.4, 22.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.1%, 22.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,102,542
CSS custom property--colour: #B8AB8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#475471
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E9BB8
Analogous#B8968E, #B0B88E
Triadic#8EB8AB, #AB8EB8
Split complementary#8EB0B8, #968EB8
Tetradic#8EB896, #8E9BB8, #B88EB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G171
B142
Red184 (72.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue41.43°
Saturation (HSL)22.83%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G AB · B 8E
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