Recognised as Colour
#B9491E
- #B9491E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#B9491E is a orange with RGB values 185, 73, 30 and HSL 17°, 72%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#B9491E#B9491E
HEX#B9491E
RGBrgb(185, 73, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2863, 0.1176
RGB percentages72.5%, 28.6%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(16.6, 72.1%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.6, 83.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 60.5%, 83.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,142,878
CSS custom property--colour: #B9491E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#46B6E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E8EB9
Analogous#B91E41, #B9961E
Triadic#1EB949, #491EB9
Split complementary#1EB996, #1E41B9
Tetradic#41B91E, #1E8EB9, #961EB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G73
B30
Red185 (72.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue16.65°
Saturation (HSL)72.09%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 49 · B 1E
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