Colour
#BB3702
- #BB3702
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BB3702 is a orange with RGB values 187, 55, 2 and HSL 17°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BB3702#BB3702
HEX#BB3702
RGBrgb(187, 55, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2157, 0.0078
RGB percentages73.3%, 21.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(17.2, 97.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.2, 98.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 70.6%, 98.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,269,314
CSS custom property--colour: #BB3702;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#44C8FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0286BB
Analogous#BB022A, #BB9302
Triadic#02BB37, #3702BB
Split complementary#02BB93, #022ABB
Tetradic#2ABB02, #0286BB, #9302BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G55
B2
Red187 (73.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue17.19°
Saturation (HSL)97.88%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 37 · B 02
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