#B6490F

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #B6490F

The precise color #B6490F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Chocolate. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 73 green, and 15 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 60% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 20.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6490F
RGB182, 73, 15
HSL20.8°, 84.8%, 38.6%
CMYK0%, 60%, 92%, 29%
HSV20.8°, 91.8%, 71.4%
LAB45.3, 41.7, 51.6
XYZ21.8, 14.7, 2.2
Decimal11946255

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.32:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.95:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.08:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.36:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6490F; }
.text-color { color: #B6490F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6490F; }

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