Recognised as Colour
#B99D91
- #B99D91
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B99D91 is a orange with RGB values 185, 157, 145 and HSL 18°, 22%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B99D91#B99D91
HEX#B99D91
RGBrgb(185, 157, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6157, 0.5686
RGB percentages72.5%, 61.6%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(18, 22.2%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18, 21.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 21.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,164,497
CSS custom property--colour: #B99D91;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#46626E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#91ADB9
Analogous#B99199, #B9B191
Triadic#91B99D, #9D91B9
Split complementary#91B9B1, #9199B9
Tetradic#99B991, #91ADB9, #B191B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G157
B145
Red185 (72.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue18°
Saturation (HSL)22.22%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9D · B 91
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