Colour

#A8997A

#A8997A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#A8997A is a orange with RGB values 168, 153, 122 and HSL 40°, 21%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#A8997A

RGBrgb(168, 153, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6, 0.4784

RGB percentages65.9%, 60%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(40.4, 20.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.4, 27.4%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 8.9%, 27.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,049,338

CSS custom property--colour: #A8997A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#576685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A19878no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49C7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B09491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 13.5 Burlywood · ΔE 18.8 Dark grey · ΔE 19.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2 Gray · ΔE 21 Silver · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A89A8

Analogous#A8827A, #A0A87A

Triadic#7AA899, #997AA8

Split complementary#7AA0A8, #827AA8

Tetradic#7AA882, #7A89A8, #A87AA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F8F5

Lighter +30%#E5E0D6

Lighter +20%#D0C8B8

Lighter +10%#BCB199

Darker −10%#90805F

Darker −20%#72654A

Darker −30%#534936

Darker −40%#342E22

More saturated +25%#C3A35F

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R168

G153

B122

Red168 (65.9%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue40.43°

Saturation (HSL)20.91%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 99 · B 7A

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