Recognised as Colour
#A7997F
- #A7997F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A7997F is a orange with RGB values 167, 153, 127 and HSL 39°, 19%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A7997F#A7997F
HEX#A7997F
RGBrgb(167, 153, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6, 0.498
RGB percentages65.5%, 60%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(39, 18.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39, 24%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 24%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,983,807
CSS custom property--colour: #A7997F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#586680
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F8DA7
Analogous#A7857F, #A1A77F
Triadic#7FA799, #997FA7
Split complementary#7FA1A7, #857FA7
Tetradic#7FA785, #7F8DA7, #A77FA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G153
B127
Red167 (65.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue39°
Saturation (HSL)18.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 99 · B 7F
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