Recognised as Colour
#A2A28E
- #A2A28E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A2A28E is a yellow with RGB values 162, 162, 142 and HSL 60°, 10%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A2A28E#A2A28E
HEX#A2A28E
RGBrgb(162, 162, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6353, 0.5569
RGB percentages63.5%, 63.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(60, 9.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 12.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 12.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,658,446
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A28E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5D5D71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E8EA2
Analogous#A2988E, #98A28E
Triadic#8EA2A2, #A28EA2
Split complementary#8E98A2, #988EA2
Tetradic#8EA298, #8E8EA2, #A28E98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G162
B142
Red162 (63.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)9.71%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A2 · G A2 · B 8E
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