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Colour

#A3A98A

  • #A3A98A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A3A98A is a green with RGB values 163, 169, 138 and HSL 72°, 15%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A3A98A#A3A98A
HEX#A3A98A
RGBrgb(163, 169, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6627, 0.5412
RGB percentages63.9%, 66.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(71.6, 15.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.6, 18.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 18.3%, 33.7%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,725,770
CSS custom property--colour: #A3A98A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5C5675

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AEA688no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA68Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A7A5A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#908AA9
Analogous#A9A08A, #93A98A
Triadic#8AA3A9, #A98AA3
Split complementary#8A93A9, #A08AA9
Tetradic#8AA9A0, #908AA9, #A98A93

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EAE2
Lighter +20%#D1D4C5
Lighter +10%#BABFA7
Darker −10%#8C936D
Darker −20%#707657
Darker −30%#545941
Darker −40%#383B2C
More saturated +25%#B3C271
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R163
G169
B138
Red163 (63.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue71.61°
Saturation (HSL)15.27%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G A9 · B 8A

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