Colour
#BBB09E
- #BBB09E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BBB09E is a orange with RGB values 187, 176, 158 and HSL 37°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BBB09E#BBB09E
HEX#BBB09E
RGBrgb(187, 176, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6902, 0.6196
RGB percentages73.3%, 69%, 62%
HSLhsl(37.2, 17.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.2, 15.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 15.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,446
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB09E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#444F61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EA9BB
Analogous#BBA29E, #B8BB9E
Triadic#9EBBB0, #B09EBB
Split complementary#9EB7BB, #A29EBB
Tetradic#9EBBA2, #9EA9BB, #BB9EB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G176
B158
Red187 (73.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue37.24°
Saturation (HSL)17.58%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G B0 · B 9E
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