Recognised as Colour
#CB6E2B
- #CB6E2B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#CB6E2B is a orange with RGB values 203, 110, 43 and HSL 25°, 65%, 48%. 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
#CB6E2B#CB6E2B
HEX#CB6E2B
RGBrgb(203, 110, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4314, 0.1686
RGB percentages79.6%, 43.1%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(25.1, 65%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.1, 78.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 45.8%, 78.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,332,011
CSS custom property--colour: #CB6E2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#3491D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B88CB
Analogous#CB2B38, #CBBE2B
Triadic#2BCB6E, #6E2BCB
Split complementary#2BCBBE, #2B38CB
Tetradic#38CB2B, #2B88CB, #BE2BCB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G110
B43
Red203 (79.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue25.13°
Saturation (HSL)65.04%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 6E · B 2B
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