Recognised as Colour

#CB9B8A

#CB9B8A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CB9B8A is a orange with RGB values 203, 155, 138 and HSL 16°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CB9B8A#CB9B8A

HEX#CB9B8A

RGBrgb(203, 155, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6078, 0.5412

RGB percentages79.6%, 60.8%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(15.7, 38.5%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.7, 32%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 23.6%, 32%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,343,626

CSS custom property--colour: #CB9B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#346475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A089no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2AA8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D79496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.3 Tan · ΔE 15.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.5 Burlywood · ΔE 18.8 Light pink · ΔE 21 Pink · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8ABACB

Analogous#CB8A9A, #CBBB8A

Triadic#8ACB9B, #9B8ACB

Split complementary#8ACBBB, #8A9ACB

Tetradic#9ACB8A, #8ABACB, #BB8ACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF6F4

Lighter +20%#EAD7D1

Lighter +10%#DBB9AD

Darker −10%#BB7D67

Darker −20%#A5624A

Darker −30%#824D3A

Darker −40%#5F382A

More saturated +25%#E09175

Less saturated −25%#B6A59F

Channel breakdown

R203

G155

B138

Red203 (79.6%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue15.69°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 9B · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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