Recognised as Colour
#BD752E
- #BD752E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#BD752E is a orange with RGB values 189, 117, 46 and HSL 30°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#BD752E#BD752E
HEX#BD752E
RGBrgb(189, 117, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4588, 0.1804
RGB percentages74.1%, 45.9%, 18%
HSLhsl(29.8, 60.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.8, 75.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.1%, 75.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,416,302
CSS custom property--colour: #BD752E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#428AD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E76BD
Analogous#BD2E2E, #BDBD2E
Triadic#2EBD75, #752EBD
Split complementary#2EBDBD, #2E2EBD
Tetradic#2EBD2E, #2E76BD, #BD2EBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G117
B46
Red189 (74.1%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue29.79°
Saturation (HSL)60.85%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 75 · B 2E
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