Recognised as Colour
#A6A296
- #A6A296
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6A296 is a orange with RGB values 166, 162, 150 and HSL 45°, 8%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6A296#A6A296
HEX#A6A296
RGBrgb(166, 162, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6353, 0.5882
RGB percentages65.1%, 63.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(45, 8.2%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 9.6%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 9.6%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,920,598
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A296;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#595D69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#969AA6
Analogous#A69A96, #A2A696
Triadic#96A6A2, #A296A6
Split complementary#96A2A6, #9A96A6
Tetradic#96A69A, #969AA6, #A696A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G162
B150
Red166 (65.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)8.25%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G A2 · B 96
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