Colour
#A7A697
- #A7A697
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A7A697 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 166, 151 and HSL 56°, 8%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A7A697#A7A697
HEX#A7A697
RGBrgb(167, 166, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.651, 0.5922
RGB percentages65.5%, 65.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(56.3, 8.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 9.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 9.6%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,987,159
CSS custom property--colour: #A7A697;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#585968
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9798A7
Analogous#A79E97, #A0A797
Triadic#97A7A6, #A697A7
Split complementary#97A0A7, #9E97A7
Tetradic#97A79E, #9798A7, #A797A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G166
B151
Red167 (65.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue56.25°
Saturation (HSL)8.33%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G A6 · B 97
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