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Recognised as Colour

#A89984

  • #A89984
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A89984 is a orange with RGB values 168, 153, 132 and HSL 35°, 17%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A89984#A89984
HEX#A89984
RGBrgb(168, 153, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6, 0.5176
RGB percentages65.9%, 60%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(35, 17.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35, 21.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 21.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,049,348
CSS custom property--colour: #A89984;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#57667B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9F9983no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39D84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AE9593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8493A8
Analogous#A88784, #A5A884
Triadic#84A899, #9984A8
Split complementary#84A5A8, #8784A8
Tetradic#84A887, #8493A8, #A884A5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDFCFB
Lighter +30%#E7E3DE
Lighter +20%#D2CBC0
Lighter +10%#BDB2A2
Darker −10%#928067
Darker −20%#746652
Darker −30%#564C3D
Darker −40%#383128
More saturated +25%#C29D6A
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R168
G153
B132
Red168 (65.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue35°
Saturation (HSL)17.14%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 99 · B 84

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