Colour
#A09C8E
- #A09C8E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09C8E is a yellow with RGB values 160, 156, 142 and HSL 47°, 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
#A09C8E#A09C8E
HEX#A09C8E
RGBrgb(160, 156, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6118, 0.5569
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(46.7, 8.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 11.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 11.2%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,838
CSS custom property--colour: #A09C8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5F6371
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E92A0
Analogous#A0938E, #9BA08E
Triadic#8EA09C, #9C8EA0
Split complementary#8E9BA0, #938EA0
Tetradic#8EA093, #8E92A0, #A08E9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G156
B142
Red160 (62.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)8.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9C · B 8E
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