Recognised as Colour
#A1978F
- #A1978F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A1978F is a orange with RGB values 161, 151, 143 and HSL 27°, 9%, 60%. 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
#A1978F#A1978F
HEX#A1978F
RGBrgb(161, 151, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5922, 0.5608
RGB percentages63.1%, 59.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(26.7, 8.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.7, 11.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.2%, 11.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,590,095
CSS custom property--colour: #A1978F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5E6870
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F99A1
Analogous#A18F90, #A1A08F
Triadic#8FA197, #978FA1
Split complementary#8FA1A0, #8F90A1
Tetradic#90A18F, #8F99A1, #A08FA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G151
B143
Red161 (63.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue26.67°
Saturation (HSL)8.74%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 97 · B 8F
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