Colour
#A09772
- #A09772
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A09772 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 151, 114 and HSL 48°, 19%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A09772#A09772
HEX#A09772
RGBrgb(160, 151, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5922, 0.4471
RGB percentages62.7%, 59.2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(48.3, 19.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 28.7%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 28.8%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,524,530
CSS custom property--colour: #A09772;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5F688D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#727BA0
Analogous#A08072, #92A072
Triadic#72A097, #9772A0
Split complementary#7292A0, #8072A0
Tetradic#72A080, #727BA0, #A07292
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G151
B114
Red160 (62.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue48.26°
Saturation (HSL)19.49%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 97 · B 72
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