Colour
#B96F33
- #B96F33
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#B96F33 is a orange with RGB values 185, 111, 51 and HSL 27°, 57%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#B96F33#B96F33
HEX#B96F33
RGBrgb(185, 111, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4353, 0.2
RGB percentages72.5%, 43.5%, 20%
HSLhsl(26.9, 56.8%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.9, 72.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 72.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,152,627
CSS custom property--colour: #B96F33;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#4690CC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#337DB9
Analogous#B9333A, #B9B233
Triadic#33B96F, #6F33B9
Split complementary#33B9B2, #333AB9
Tetradic#3AB933, #337DB9, #B233B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G111
B51
Red185 (72.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue26.87°
Saturation (HSL)56.78%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 6F · B 33
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