Colour

#BB7858

#BB7858
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BB7858 is a orange with RGB values 187, 120, 88 and HSL 19°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#BB7858

RGBrgb(187, 120, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4706, 0.3451

RGB percentages73.3%, 47.1%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(19.4, 42.1%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(19.4, 52.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 35.8%, 52.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,286,040

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7858;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#4487A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8055no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8E58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CA6C70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.2 Sienna · ΔE 16.3 Peru · ΔE 20.2 Light salmon · ΔE 20.9 Indian red · ΔE 23.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#589BBB

Analogous#BB586A, #BBA958

Triadic#58BB78, #7858BB

Split complementary#58BBA9, #586ABB

Tetradic#6ABB58, #589BBB, #A958BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EDE9

Lighter +30%#E7D0C5

Lighter +20%#D9B3A0

Lighter +10%#CA957C

Darker −10%#9F5F41

Darker −20%#7B4A32

Darker −30%#573423

Darker −40%#321E15

More saturated +25%#D86E3B

Less saturated −25%#9E8275

Channel breakdown

R187

G120

B88

Red187 (73.3%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue19.39°

Saturation (HSL)42.13%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 78 · B 58

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