Colour
#B97233
- #B97233
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#B97233 is a orange with RGB values 185, 114, 51 and HSL 28°, 57%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#B97233#B97233
HEX#B97233
RGBrgb(185, 114, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4471, 0.2
RGB percentages72.5%, 44.7%, 20%
HSLhsl(28.2, 56.8%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.2, 72.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 38.4%, 72.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,153,395
CSS custom property--colour: #B97233;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#468DCC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#337AB9
Analogous#B93337, #B9B533
Triadic#33B972, #7233B9
Split complementary#33B9B5, #3337B9
Tetradic#37B933, #337AB9, #B533B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G114
B51
Red185 (72.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue28.21°
Saturation (HSL)56.78%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 72 · B 33
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