Recognised as Colour
#A69981
- #A69981
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A69981 is a orange with RGB values 166, 153, 129 and HSL 39°, 17%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A69981#A69981
HEX#A69981
RGBrgb(166, 153, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6, 0.5059
RGB percentages65.1%, 60%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(38.9, 17.2%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.9, 22.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.8%, 22.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,273
CSS custom property--colour: #A69981;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#59667E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#818EA6
Analogous#A68681, #A1A681
Triadic#81A699, #9981A6
Split complementary#81A0A6, #8781A6
Tetradic#81A686, #818EA6, #A681A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G153
B129
Red166 (65.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue38.92°
Saturation (HSL)17.21%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 99 · B 81
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