Colour

#A7998C

#A7998C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A7998C is a orange with RGB values 167, 153, 140 and HSL 29°, 13%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A7998C

RGBrgb(167, 153, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6, 0.549

RGB percentages65.5%, 60%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(28.9, 13.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.9, 16.2%, 65.5%)

CMYK0%, 8.4%, 16.2%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,983,820

CSS custom property--colour: #A7998C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#586673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9E998Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19D8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AC9695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.5 Gray · ΔE 13.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.3 Silver · ΔE 16.4 Tan · ΔE 19.3 Dim grey · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8C9AA7

Analogous#A78C8D, #A7A68C

Triadic#8CA799, #998CA7

Split complementary#8CA7A7, #8C8DA7

Tetradic#8DA78C, #8C9AA7, #A78CA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E6E3

Lighter +20%#D3CCC6

Lighter +10%#BDB3A9

Darker −10%#917F6F

Darker −20%#746659

Darker −30%#574D43

Darker −40%#3A332D

More saturated +25%#C09873

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R167

G153

B140

Red167 (65.5%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue28.89°

Saturation (HSL)13.3%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A7 · G 99 · B 8C

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