Recognised as Colour
#A1978A
- #A1978A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A1978A is a orange with RGB values 161, 151, 138 and HSL 34°, 11%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A1978A#A1978A
HEX#A1978A
RGBrgb(161, 151, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5922, 0.5412
RGB percentages63.1%, 59.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(33.9, 10.9%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.9, 14.3%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.2%, 14.3%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,590,090
CSS custom property--colour: #A1978A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#5E6875
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A94A1
Analogous#A18B8A, #9FA18A
Triadic#8AA197, #978AA1
Split complementary#8A9FA1, #8B8AA1
Tetradic#8AA18B, #8A94A1, #A18A9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G151
B138
Red161 (63.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue33.91°
Saturation (HSL)10.9%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 97 · B 8A
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