Recognised as Colour
#A78C52
- #A78C52
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A78C52 is a orange with RGB values 167, 140, 82 and HSL 41°, 34%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A78C52#A78C52
HEX#A78C52
RGBrgb(167, 140, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.549, 0.3216
RGB percentages65.5%, 54.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(40.9, 34.1%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.9, 50.9%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 16.2%, 50.9%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,980,434
CSS custom property--colour: #A78C52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#5873AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#526DA7
Analogous#A76252, #98A752
Triadic#52A78C, #8C52A7
Split complementary#5297A7, #6252A7
Tetradic#52A762, #526DA7, #A75297
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G140
B82
Red167 (65.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue40.94°
Saturation (HSL)34.14%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 8C · B 52
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