Recognised as Colour
#A1A27F
- #A1A27F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A1A27F is a yellow with RGB values 161, 162, 127 and HSL 62°, 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
#A1A27F#A1A27F
HEX#A1A27F
RGBrgb(161, 162, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6353, 0.498
RGB percentages63.1%, 63.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(61.7, 15.8%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.7, 21.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 21.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,592,895
CSS custom property--colour: #A1A27F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5E5D80
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#807FA2
Analogous#A2927F, #90A27F
Triadic#7FA1A2, #A27FA1
Split complementary#7F8FA2, #927FA2
Tetradic#7FA292, #807FA2, #A27F8F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G162
B127
Red161 (63.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue61.71°
Saturation (HSL)15.84%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A1 · G A2 · B 7F
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