Recognised as Colour
#A79F83
- #A79F83
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A79F83 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 159, 131 and HSL 47°, 17%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A79F83#A79F83
HEX#A79F83
RGBrgb(167, 159, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6235, 0.5137
RGB percentages65.5%, 62.4%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(46.7, 17%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 21.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 21.6%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,985,347
CSS custom property--colour: #A79F83;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#58607C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#838BA7
Analogous#A78D83, #9DA783
Triadic#83A79F, #9F83A7
Split complementary#839DA7, #8D83A7
Tetradic#83A78D, #838BA7, #A7839D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G159
B131
Red167 (65.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)16.98%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 9F · B 83
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