Recognised as Colour
#A59977
- #A59977
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A59977 is a orange with RGB values 165, 153, 119 and HSL 44°, 20%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A59977#A59977
HEX#A59977
RGBrgb(165, 153, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6, 0.4667
RGB percentages64.7%, 60%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(44.3, 20.4%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.3, 27.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.3%, 27.9%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,852,727
CSS custom property--colour: #A59977;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5A6688
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7783A5
Analogous#A58277, #9AA577
Triadic#77A599, #9977A5
Split complementary#779AA5, #8277A5
Tetradic#77A582, #7783A5, #A5779A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G153
B119
Red165 (64.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue44.35°
Saturation (HSL)20.35%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 99 · B 77
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