Recognised as Colour
#A5A08C
- #A5A08C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A5A08C is a yellow with RGB values 165, 160, 140 and HSL 48°, 12%, 60%. 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
#A5A08C#A5A08C
HEX#A5A08C
RGBrgb(165, 160, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6275, 0.549
RGB percentages64.7%, 62.7%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(48, 12.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 15.2%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 15.2%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,854,540
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A08C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5A5F73
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C91A5
Analogous#A5948C, #9EA58C
Triadic#8CA5A0, #A08CA5
Split complementary#8C9EA5, #948CA5
Tetradic#8CA594, #8C91A5, #A58C9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G160
B140
Red165 (64.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)12.2%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G A0 · B 8C
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