Recognised as Colour
#A0A28E
- #A0A28E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A0A28E is a yellow with RGB values 160, 162, 142 and HSL 66°, 10%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A0A28E#A0A28E
HEX#A0A28E
RGBrgb(160, 162, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6353, 0.5569
RGB percentages62.7%, 63.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(66, 9.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66, 12.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK1.2%, 0%, 12.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,527,374
CSS custom property--colour: #A0A28E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5F5D71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#908EA2
Analogous#A29A8E, #96A28E
Triadic#8EA0A2, #A28EA0
Split complementary#8E96A2, #9A8EA2
Tetradic#8EA29A, #908EA2, #A28E96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G162
B142
Red160 (62.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue66°
Saturation (HSL)9.71%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A0 · G A2 · B 8E
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