Colour

#BB742D

#BB742D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BB742D is a orange with RGB values 187, 116, 45 and HSL 30°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

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HEX#BB742D

RGBrgb(187, 116, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4549, 0.1765

RGB percentages73.3%, 45.5%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(30, 61.2%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 75.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 38%, 75.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,284,973

CSS custom property--colour: #BB742D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#448BD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A7B24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8B2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CC6465no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 6.5 Chocolate · ΔE 16.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.9 Sienna · ΔE 19 Saddle brown · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D74BB

Analogous#BB2D2D, #BBBB2D

Triadic#2DBB74, #742DBB

Split complementary#2DBBBB, #2D2DBB

Tetradic#2DBB2D, #2D74BB, #BB2DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1DAC3

Lighter +30%#E7C19A

Lighter +20%#DDA771

Lighter +10%#D38E48

Darker −10%#925B23

Darker −20%#694119

Darker −30%#40280F

Darker −40%#170E05

More saturated +25%#D87410

Less saturated −25%#9E744A

Channel breakdown

R187

G116

B45

Red187 (73.3%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)61.21%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 74 · B 2D

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