Recognised as Colour
#A79777
- #A79777
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A79777 is a orange with RGB values 167, 151, 119 and HSL 40°, 21%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A79777#A79777
HEX#A79777
RGBrgb(167, 151, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5922, 0.4667
RGB percentages65.5%, 59.2%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(40, 21.4%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 28.7%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 28.7%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,983,287
CSS custom property--colour: #A79777;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#586888
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7787A7
Analogous#A77F77, #9FA777
Triadic#77A797, #9777A7
Split complementary#779FA7, #7F77A7
Tetradic#77A77F, #7787A7, #A7779F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G151
B119
Red167 (65.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 97 · B 77
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