Recognised as Colour
#B9502D
- #B9502D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#B9502D is a orange with RGB values 185, 80, 45 and HSL 15°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#B9502D#B9502D
HEX#B9502D
RGBrgb(185, 80, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3137, 0.1765
RGB percentages72.5%, 31.4%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(15, 60.9%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 75.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.8%, 75.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,144,685
CSS custom property--colour: #B9502D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#46AFD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D96B9
Analogous#B92D50, #B9962D
Triadic#2DB950, #502DB9
Split complementary#2DB996, #2D50B9
Tetradic#50B92D, #2D96B9, #962DB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G80
B45
Red185 (72.5%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)60.87%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 50 · B 2D
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