Recognised as Colour
#A2887F
- #A2887F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A2887F is a orange with RGB values 162, 136, 127 and HSL 15°, 16%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A2887F#A2887F
HEX#A2887F
RGBrgb(162, 136, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5333, 0.498
RGB percentages63.5%, 53.3%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(15.4, 15.8%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.4, 21.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 21.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,651,775
CSS custom property--colour: #A2887F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5D7780
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F99A2
Analogous#A27F88, #A29A7F
Triadic#7FA288, #887FA2
Split complementary#7FA29A, #7F87A2
Tetradic#88A27F, #7F99A2, #9A7FA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G136
B127
Red162 (63.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue15.43°
Saturation (HSL)15.84%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 88 · B 7F
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