Colour
#A1997C
- #A1997C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A1997C is a yellow with RGB values 161, 153, 124 and HSL 47°, 16%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A1997C#A1997C
HEX#A1997C
RGBrgb(161, 153, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6, 0.4863
RGB percentages63.1%, 60%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(47, 16.4%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 23%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 23%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,590,588
CSS custom property--colour: #A1997C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5E6683
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C84A1
Analogous#A1877C, #97A17C
Triadic#7CA199, #997CA1
Split complementary#7C96A1, #877CA1
Tetradic#7CA187, #7C84A1, #A17C96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G153
B124
Red161 (63.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue47.03°
Saturation (HSL)16.44%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 99 · B 7C
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