Recognised as Colour

#A88B78

#A88B78
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A88B78 is a orange with RGB values 168, 139, 120 and HSL 24°, 22%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A88B78#A88B78

HEX#A88B78

RGBrgb(168, 139, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5451, 0.4706

RGB percentages65.9%, 54.5%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(23.7, 21.6%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(23.7, 28.6%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 17.3%, 28.6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,045,752

CSS custom property--colour: #A88B78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#577487

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938D77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9378no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B18686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3 Gray · ΔE 17.6 Tan · ΔE 18.3 Dark grey · ΔE 18.8 Dim grey · ΔE 22.6 Burlywood · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7895A8

Analogous#A8787D, #A8A378

Triadic#78A88B, #8B78A8

Split complementary#78A8A3, #787DA8

Tetradic#7DA878, #7895A8, #A378A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F6F4

Lighter +30%#E4DBD5

Lighter +20%#D0C0B6

Lighter +10%#BCA697

Darker −10%#90715D

Darker −20%#715949

Darker −30%#524035

Darker −40%#332821

More saturated +25%#C4855C

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R168

G139

B120

Red168 (65.9%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue23.75°

Saturation (HSL)21.62%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 8B · B 78

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