Recognised as Colour
#A39D89
- #A39D89
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A39D89 is a yellow with RGB values 163, 157, 137 and HSL 46°, 12%, 59%. 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
#A39D89#A39D89
HEX#A39D89
RGBrgb(163, 157, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6157, 0.5373
RGB percentages63.9%, 61.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(46.2, 12.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 16%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 16%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,722,697
CSS custom property--colour: #A39D89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#5C6276
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#898FA3
Analogous#A39089, #9CA389
Triadic#89A39D, #9D89A3
Split complementary#899CA3, #9089A3
Tetradic#89A390, #898FA3, #A3899C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G157
B137
Red163 (63.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)12.38%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 9D · B 89
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