Colour
#A38853
- #A38853
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A38853 is a orange with RGB values 163, 136, 83 and HSL 40°, 33%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A38853#A38853
HEX#A38853
RGBrgb(163, 136, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5333, 0.3255
RGB percentages63.9%, 53.3%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(39.8, 32.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 49.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 49.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,717,267
CSS custom property--colour: #A38853;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#5C77AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#536EA3
Analogous#A36053, #96A353
Triadic#53A388, #8853A3
Split complementary#5396A3, #6053A3
Tetradic#53A360, #536EA3, #A35396
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G136
B83
Red163 (63.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue39.75°
Saturation (HSL)32.52%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 88 · B 53
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