Colour
#A59B81
- #A59B81
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A59B81 is a orange with RGB values 165, 155, 129 and HSL 43°, 17%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A59B81#A59B81
HEX#A59B81
RGBrgb(165, 155, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6078, 0.5059
RGB percentages64.7%, 60.8%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(43.3, 16.7%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 21.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 21.8%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,853,249
CSS custom property--colour: #A59B81;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5A647E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#818BA5
Analogous#A58981, #9DA581
Triadic#81A59B, #9B81A5
Split complementary#819DA5, #8981A5
Tetradic#81A589, #818BA5, #A5819D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G155
B129
Red165 (64.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue43.33°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 9B · B 81
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