Recognised as Colour
#CB6E1F
- #CB6E1F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#CB6E1F is a orange with RGB values 203, 110, 31 and HSL 28°, 74%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#CB6E1F#CB6E1F
HEX#CB6E1F
RGBrgb(203, 110, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4314, 0.1216
RGB percentages79.6%, 43.1%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(27.6, 73.5%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.6, 84.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 45.8%, 84.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,331,999
CSS custom property--colour: #CB6E1F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#3491E0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1F7CCB
Analogous#CB1F26, #CBC41F
Triadic#1FCB6E, #6E1FCB
Split complementary#1FCBC4, #1F26CB
Tetradic#26CB1F, #1F7CCB, #C41FCB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G110
B31
Red203 (79.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue27.56°
Saturation (HSL)73.5%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 6E · B 1F
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