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Colour

#B93400

  • #B93400
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Firebrick

#B93400 is a orange with RGB values 185, 52, 0 and HSL 17°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#B93400#B93400
HEX#B93400
RGBrgb(185, 52, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2039, 0
RGB percentages72.5%, 20.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(16.9, 100%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.9, 100%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 71.9%, 100%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,137,472
CSS custom property--colour: #B93400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#46CBFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E6F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CC002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 17.7Dark red · ΔE 19.5Chocolate · ΔE 20Tomato · ΔE 22.3Maroon · ΔE 23.8Brown · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0085B9
Analogous#B90029, #B99100
Triadic#00B934, #3400B9
Split complementary#00B991, #0028B9
Tetradic#28B900, #0085B9, #9000B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA886
Lighter +30%#FF8353
Lighter +20%#FF5F20
Lighter +10%#EC4200
Darker −10%#862600
Darker −20%#531700
Darker −30%#200900
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B93400
Less saturated −25%#A23E17

Channel breakdown

R185
G52
B0
Red185 (72.5%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue16.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 34 · B 00

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