Recognised as Colour
#A7A089
- #A7A089
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A7A089 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 160, 137 and HSL 46°, 15%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A7A089#A7A089
HEX#A7A089
RGBrgb(167, 160, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6275, 0.5373
RGB percentages65.5%, 62.7%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(46, 14.6%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46, 18%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 18%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,985,609
CSS custom property--colour: #A7A089;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#585F76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8990A7
Analogous#A79189, #9FA789
Triadic#89A7A0, #A089A7
Split complementary#899FA7, #9189A7
Tetradic#89A791, #8990A7, #A7899F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G160
B137
Red167 (65.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue46°
Saturation (HSL)14.56%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G A0 · B 89
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