Recognised as Colour
#A8896C
- #A8896C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A8896C is a orange with RGB values 168, 137, 108 and HSL 29°, 26%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A8896C#A8896C
HEX#A8896C
RGBrgb(168, 137, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5373, 0.4235
RGB percentages65.9%, 53.7%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(29, 25.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29, 35.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 35.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,045,228
CSS custom property--colour: #A8896C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#577693
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6C8BA8
Analogous#A86C6D, #A8A76C
Triadic#6CA889, #896CA8
Split complementary#6CA8A7, #6C6DA8
Tetradic#6DA86C, #6C8BA8, #A76CA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G137
B108
Red168 (65.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue29°
Saturation (HSL)25.64%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 89 · B 6C
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