Recognised as Colour
#A39772
- #A39772
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A39772 is a yellow with RGB values 163, 151, 114 and HSL 45°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A39772#A39772
HEX#A39772
RGBrgb(163, 151, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5922, 0.4471
RGB percentages63.9%, 59.2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(45.3, 21%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 30.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 30.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,721,138
CSS custom property--colour: #A39772;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5C688D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#727EA3
Analogous#A37E72, #96A372
Triadic#72A397, #9772A3
Split complementary#7296A3, #7F72A3
Tetradic#72A37F, #727EA3, #A37297
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G151
B114
Red163 (63.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue45.31°
Saturation (HSL)21.03%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 97 · B 72
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