Recognised as Colour
#A09B82
- #A09B82
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09B82 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 155, 130 and HSL 50°, 14%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A09B82#A09B82
HEX#A09B82
RGBrgb(160, 155, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6078, 0.5098
RGB percentages62.7%, 60.8%, 51%
HSLhsl(50, 13.6%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 18.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 18.8%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,570
CSS custom property--colour: #A09B82;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5F647D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8287A0
Analogous#A08C82, #96A082
Triadic#82A09B, #9B82A0
Split complementary#8296A0, #8C82A0
Tetradic#82A08C, #8287A0, #A08296
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G155
B130
Red160 (62.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)13.64%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9B · B 82
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