Recognised as Colour
#A38878
- #A38878
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A38878 is a orange with RGB values 163, 136, 120 and HSL 22°, 19%, 55%. 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
#A38878#A38878
HEX#A38878
RGBrgb(163, 136, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5333, 0.4706
RGB percentages63.9%, 53.3%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(22.3, 18.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.3, 26.4%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 26.4%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,717,304
CSS custom property--colour: #A38878;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5C7787
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7893A3
Analogous#A3787E, #A39E78
Triadic#78A388, #8878A3
Split complementary#78A39E, #787DA3
Tetradic#7DA378, #7893A3, #9D78A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G136
B120
Red163 (63.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue22.33°
Saturation (HSL)18.94%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 88 · B 78
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