Colour
#BB8F63
- #BB8F63
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BB8F63 is a orange with RGB values 187, 143, 99 and HSL 30°, 39%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BB8F63#BB8F63
HEX#BB8F63
RGBrgb(187, 143, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5608, 0.3882
RGB percentages73.3%, 56.1%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(30, 39.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 47.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 23.5%, 47.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,939
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8F63;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#44709C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#638FBB
Analogous#BB6363, #BBBB63
Triadic#63BB8F, #8F63BB
Split complementary#63BBBB, #6363BB
Tetradic#63BB63, #638FBB, #BB63BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G143
B99
Red187 (73.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 8F · B 63
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