Recognised as Colour
#A0A27F
- #A0A27F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A0A27F is a yellow with RGB values 160, 162, 127 and HSL 63°, 16%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A0A27F#A0A27F
HEX#A0A27F
RGBrgb(160, 162, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6353, 0.498
RGB percentages62.7%, 63.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(63.4, 15.8%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.4, 21.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK1.2%, 0%, 21.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,527,359
CSS custom property--colour: #A0A27F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5F5D80
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#817FA2
Analogous#A2937F, #8FA27F
Triadic#7FA0A2, #A27FA0
Split complementary#7F8FA2, #937FA2
Tetradic#7FA293, #817FA2, #A27F8E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G162
B127
Red160 (62.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue63.43°
Saturation (HSL)15.84%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A0 · G A2 · B 7F
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