Colour
#A6A18D
- #A6A18D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6A18D is a yellow with RGB values 166, 161, 141 and HSL 48°, 12%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6A18D#A6A18D
HEX#A6A18D
RGBrgb(166, 161, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6314, 0.5529
RGB percentages65.1%, 63.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(48, 12.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 15.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 15.1%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,920,333
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A18D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#595E72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D92A6
Analogous#A6958D, #9FA68D
Triadic#8DA6A1, #A18DA6
Split complementary#8D9FA6, #958DA6
Tetradic#8DA695, #8D92A6, #A68D9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G161
B141
Red166 (65.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)12.32%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G A1 · B 8D
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