Recognised as Colour
#BB702A
- #BB702A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#BB702A is a orange with RGB values 187, 112, 42 and HSL 29°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#BB702A#BB702A
HEX#BB702A
RGBrgb(187, 112, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4392, 0.1647
RGB percentages73.3%, 43.9%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(29, 63.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29, 77.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 40.1%, 77.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,283,946
CSS custom property--colour: #BB702A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#448FD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A75BB
Analogous#BB2A2D, #BBB82A
Triadic#2ABB70, #702ABB
Split complementary#2ABBB9, #2A2CBB
Tetradic#2DBB2A, #2A75BB, #B82ABB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G112
B42
Red187 (73.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue28.97°
Saturation (HSL)63.32%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 70 · B 2A
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