Colour
#A5A08A
- #A5A08A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A5A08A is a yellow with RGB values 165, 160, 138 and HSL 49°, 13%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A5A08A#A5A08A
HEX#A5A08A
RGBrgb(165, 160, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6275, 0.5412
RGB percentages64.7%, 62.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(48.9, 13%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 16.4%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 16.4%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,854,538
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A08A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5A5F75
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A8FA5
Analogous#A5938A, #9DA58A
Triadic#8AA5A0, #A08AA5
Split complementary#8A9CA5, #938AA5
Tetradic#8AA593, #8A8FA5, #A58A9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G160
B138
Red165 (64.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue48.89°
Saturation (HSL)13.04%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G A0 · B 8A
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