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Recognised as Colour

#B8B0A6

  • #B8B0A6
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B8B0A6 is a orange with RGB values 184, 176, 166 and HSL 33°, 11%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B8B0A6#B8B0A6
HEX#B8B0A6
RGBrgb(184, 176, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6902, 0.651
RGB percentages72.2%, 69%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(33.3, 11.2%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.3, 9.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 9.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,103,846
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B0A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#474F59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B0A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B2A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BCAEADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.9Silver · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 13.8Gainsboro · ΔE 16.7Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1Tan · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6AEB8
Analogous#B8A7A6, #B7B8A6
Triadic#A6B8B0, #B0A6B8
Split complementary#A6B7B8, #A7A6B8
Tetradic#A6B8A7, #A6AEB8, #B8A6B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFB
Lighter +20%#E5E2DF
Lighter +10%#CFC9C2
Darker −10%#A1978A
Darker −20%#8A7E6E
Darker −30%#6E6457
Darker −40%#514A41
More saturated +25%#CCB292
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R184
G176
B166
Red184 (72.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue33.33°
Saturation (HSL)11.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G B0 · B A6

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