Recognised as Colour
#B95D1E
- #B95D1E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#B95D1E is a orange with RGB values 185, 93, 30 and HSL 24°, 72%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#B95D1E#B95D1E
HEX#B95D1E
RGBrgb(185, 93, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3647, 0.1176
RGB percentages72.5%, 36.5%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(24.4, 72.1%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.4, 83.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 49.7%, 83.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,147,998
CSS custom property--colour: #B95D1E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#46A2E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E7AB9
Analogous#B91E2D, #B9AA1E
Triadic#1EB95D, #5D1EB9
Split complementary#1EB9AA, #1E2DB9
Tetradic#2DB91E, #1E7AB9, #AA1EB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G93
B30
Red185 (72.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue24.39°
Saturation (HSL)72.09%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 5D · B 1E
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