Colour
#A09B8E
- #A09B8E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09B8E is a orange with RGB values 160, 155, 142 and HSL 43°, 9%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A09B8E#A09B8E
HEX#A09B8E
RGBrgb(160, 155, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6078, 0.5569
RGB percentages62.7%, 60.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(43.3, 8.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 11.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 11.2%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,582
CSS custom property--colour: #A09B8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5F6471
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E93A0
Analogous#A0928E, #9CA08E
Triadic#8EA09B, #9B8EA0
Split complementary#8E9CA0, #928EA0
Tetradic#8EA092, #8E93A0, #A08E9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G155
B142
Red160 (62.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue43.33°
Saturation (HSL)8.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9B · B 8E
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