Recognised as Colour
#A89279
- #A89279
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A89279 is a orange with RGB values 168, 146, 121 and HSL 32°, 21%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A89279#A89279
HEX#A89279
RGBrgb(168, 146, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5725, 0.4745
RGB percentages65.9%, 57.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(31.9, 21.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.9, 28%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 28%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,047,545
CSS custom property--colour: #A89279;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#576D86
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#798FA8
Analogous#A87A79, #A7A879
Triadic#79A892, #9279A8
Split complementary#79A6A8, #7B79A8
Tetradic#79A87A, #798FA8, #A879A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G146
B121
Red168 (65.9%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue31.91°
Saturation (HSL)21.27%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 92 · B 79
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