Recognised as Colour
#BB6C19
- #BB6C19
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#BB6C19 is a orange with RGB values 187, 108, 25 and HSL 31°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#BB6C19#BB6C19
HEX#BB6C19
RGBrgb(187, 108, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4235, 0.098
RGB percentages73.3%, 42.4%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(30.7, 76.4%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.7, 86.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 42.2%, 86.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,282,905
CSS custom property--colour: #BB6C19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#4493E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1968BB
Analogous#BB1B19, #B9BB19
Triadic#19BB6C, #6C19BB
Split complementary#19B9BB, #1B19BB
Tetradic#19BB1B, #1968BB, #BB19B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G108
B25
Red187 (73.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue30.74°
Saturation (HSL)76.42%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 6C · B 19
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BB6C19 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 303.879 g/mol
- 26 atoms
BB6C19 has a molar mass of 303.879 g/mol, made up of 26 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × B, 19 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass303.879 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule26
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule5.0460295 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.9817561 × 10^21
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
B24.9%
C75.1%
Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 24.901%
Carbon (C × 19)228.209 g/mol, 75.099%
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