Recognised as Colour

#B94C16

#B94C16
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#B94C16 is a orange with RGB values 185, 76, 22 and HSL 20°, 79%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#B94C16#B94C16

HEX#B94C16

RGBrgb(185, 76, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.298, 0.0863

RGB percentages72.5%, 29.8%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(19.9, 78.7%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(19.9, 88.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 58.9%, 88.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,143,638

CSS custom property--colour: #B94C16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#46B3E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B5E0Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#867710no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CC3142no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 12.5 Sienna · ΔE 19.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 19.8 Firebrick · ΔE 20.4 Coral · ΔE 21.4 Dark red · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1683B9

Analogous#B91632, #B99D16

Triadic#16B94C, #4C16B9

Split complementary#16B99D, #1632B9

Tetradic#32B916, #1683B9, #9D16B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4C0A7

Lighter +30%#EFA079

Lighter +20%#EA804B

Lighter +10%#E4601E

Darker −10%#8B3911

Darker −20%#5E270B

Darker −30%#301406

Darker −40%#030100

More saturated +25%#CF4500

Less saturated −25%#9F5530

Channel breakdown

R185

G76

B22

Red185 (72.5%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue19.88°

Saturation (HSL)78.74%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 4C · B 16

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

B94C16 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,208.316 g/mol
110 atoms

B94C16 has a molar mass of 1,208.316 g/mol, made up of 110 atoms across 2 elements: 94 × B, 16 × C.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass1,208.316 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule110

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0064559 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.9839121 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B84.1%

C15.9%

Boron (B × 94)1,016.14 g/mol, 84.096%

Carbon (C × 16)192.176 g/mol, 15.904%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page