Recognised as Colour
#A6977E
- #A6977E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A6977E is a orange with RGB values 166, 151, 126 and HSL 37°, 18%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A6977E#A6977E
HEX#A6977E
RGBrgb(166, 151, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5922, 0.4941
RGB percentages65.1%, 59.2%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(37.5, 18.3%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.5, 24.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 24.1%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,917,758
CSS custom property--colour: #A6977E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#596881
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7E8DA6
Analogous#A6837E, #A1A67E
Triadic#7EA697, #977EA6
Split complementary#7EA1A6, #837EA6
Tetradic#7EA683, #7E8DA6, #A67EA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G151
B126
Red166 (65.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue37.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.35%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 97 · B 7E
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