Recognised as Colour

#BB6E2B

#BB6E2B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BB6E2B is a orange with RGB values 187, 110, 43 and HSL 28°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BB6E2B#BB6E2B

HEX#BB6E2B

RGBrgb(187, 110, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4314, 0.1686

RGB percentages73.3%, 43.1%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(27.9, 62.6%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.9, 77%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 41.2%, 77%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,283,435

CSS custom property--colour: #BB6E2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#4491D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857622no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#97882Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CD5D60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 8.8 Chocolate · ΔE 14.6 Sienna · ΔE 16.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 18.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B78BB

Analogous#BB2B30, #BBB62B

Triadic#2BBB6E, #6E2BBB

Split complementary#2BBBB6, #2B30BB

Tetradic#30BB2B, #2B78BB, #B62BBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1D7C1

Lighter +30%#E7BD98

Lighter +20%#DEA26E

Lighter +10%#D48845

Darker −10%#925621

Darker −20%#683D18

Darker −30%#3F250E

Darker −40%#150C05

More saturated +25%#D86C0E

Less saturated −25%#9E7048

Channel breakdown

R187

G110

B43

Red187 (73.3%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue27.92°

Saturation (HSL)62.61%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 6E · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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