Recognised as Colour
#A78F56
- #A78F56
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A78F56 is a orange with RGB values 167, 143, 86 and HSL 42°, 32%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A78F56#A78F56
HEX#A78F56
RGBrgb(167, 143, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5608, 0.3373
RGB percentages65.5%, 56.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(42.2, 32%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 48.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 48.5%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,981,206
CSS custom property--colour: #A78F56;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5870A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#566EA7
Analogous#A76756, #97A756
Triadic#56A78F, #8F56A7
Split complementary#5697A7, #6656A7
Tetradic#56A767, #566EA7, #A75697
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G143
B86
Red167 (65.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue42.22°
Saturation (HSL)32.02%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 8F · B 56
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