Recognised as Colour
#A79C79
- #A79C79
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A79C79 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 156, 121 and HSL 46°, 21%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A79C79#A79C79
HEX#A79C79
RGBrgb(167, 156, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6118, 0.4745
RGB percentages65.5%, 61.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(45.7, 20.7%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 27.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 27.5%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,984,569
CSS custom property--colour: #A79C79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33373WCAG 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 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#586386
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7984A7
Analogous#A78579, #9BA779
Triadic#79A79C, #9C79A7
Split complementary#799BA7, #8579A7
Tetradic#79A785, #7984A7, #A7799B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G156
B121
Red167 (65.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue45.65°
Saturation (HSL)20.72%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 9C · B 79
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