Recognised as Colour
#BB3C08
- #BB3C08
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#BB3C08 is a orange with RGB values 187, 60, 8 and HSL 17°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#BB3C08#BB3C08
HEX#BB3C08
RGBrgb(187, 60, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2353, 0.0314
RGB percentages73.3%, 23.5%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(17.4, 91.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.4, 95.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 67.9%, 95.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,270,600
CSS custom property--colour: #BB3C08;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#44C3F7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0887BB
Analogous#BB082E, #BB9608
Triadic#08BB3C, #3C08BB
Split complementary#08BB96, #082DBB
Tetradic#2DBB08, #0887BB, #9508BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G60
B8
Red187 (73.3%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue17.43°
Saturation (HSL)91.79%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 3C · B 08
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