Recognised as Colour
#A09C8F
- #A09C8F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09C8F is a yellow with RGB values 160, 156, 143 and HSL 46°, 8%, 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
#A09C8F#A09C8F
HEX#A09C8F
RGBrgb(160, 156, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6118, 0.5608
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(45.9, 8.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 10.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 10.6%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,839
CSS custom property--colour: #A09C8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5F6370
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 text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F93A0
Analogous#A0948F, #9BA08F
Triadic#8FA09C, #9C8FA0
Split complementary#8F9BA0, #948FA0
Tetradic#8FA094, #8F93A0, #A08F9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G156
B143
Red160 (62.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue45.88°
Saturation (HSL)8.21%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9C · B 8F
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