Recognised as Colour
#A78579
- #A78579
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A78579 is a orange with RGB values 167, 133, 121 and HSL 16°, 21%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A78579#A78579
HEX#A78579
RGBrgb(167, 133, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5216, 0.4745
RGB percentages65.5%, 52.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(15.7, 20.7%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.7, 27.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.4%, 27.5%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,978,681
CSS custom property--colour: #A78579;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#587A86
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#799BA7
Analogous#A77984, #A79C79
Triadic#79A785, #8579A7
Split complementary#79A79C, #7984A7
Tetradic#84A779, #799BA7, #9C79A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G133
B121
Red167 (65.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue15.65°
Saturation (HSL)20.72%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 85 · B 79
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