Recognised as Colour
#A29C8E
- #A29C8E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A29C8E is a orange with RGB values 162, 156, 142 and HSL 42°, 10%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A29C8E#A29C8E
HEX#A29C8E
RGBrgb(162, 156, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6118, 0.5569
RGB percentages63.5%, 61.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(42, 9.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 12.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 12.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,656,910
CSS custom property--colour: #A29C8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5D6371
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E94A2
Analogous#A2928E, #9EA28E
Triadic#8EA29C, #9C8EA2
Split complementary#8E9EA2, #928EA2
Tetradic#8EA292, #8E94A2, #A28E9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G156
B142
Red162 (63.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)9.71%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9C · B 8E
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