Recognised as Colour
#A7A27E
- #A7A27E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A7A27E is a yellow with RGB values 167, 162, 126 and HSL 53°, 19%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A7A27E#A7A27E
HEX#A7A27E
RGBrgb(167, 162, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6353, 0.4941
RGB percentages65.5%, 63.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(52.7, 18.9%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 24.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 24.6%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,986,110
CSS custom property--colour: #A7A27E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#585D81
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7E83A7
Analogous#A78E7E, #97A77E
Triadic#7EA7A2, #A27EA7
Split complementary#7E97A7, #8E7EA7
Tetradic#7EA78D, #7E83A7, #A77E97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G162
B126
Red167 (65.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue52.68°
Saturation (HSL)18.89%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G A2 · B 7E
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