Colour
#B94E11
- #B94E11
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#B94E11 is a orange with RGB values 185, 78, 17 and HSL 22°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#B94E11#B94E11
HEX#B94E11
RGBrgb(185, 78, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3059, 0.0667
RGB percentages72.5%, 30.6%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(21.8, 83.2%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.8, 90.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 57.8%, 90.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,144,145
CSS custom property--colour: #B94E11;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#46B1EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#117CB9
Analogous#B91128, #B9A211
Triadic#11B94E, #4E11B9
Split complementary#11B9A2, #1128B9
Tetradic#28B911, #117CB9, #A211B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G78
B17
Red185 (72.5%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue21.79°
Saturation (HSL)83.17%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 4E · B 11
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