Recognised as Colour
#A8A27D
- #A8A27D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A8A27D is a yellow with RGB values 168, 162, 125 and HSL 52°, 20%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A8A27D#A8A27D
HEX#A8A27D
RGBrgb(168, 162, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6353, 0.4902
RGB percentages65.9%, 63.5%, 49%
HSLhsl(51.6, 19.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 25.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 25.6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051,645
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A27D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#575D82
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7D83A8
Analogous#A88C7D, #99A87D
Triadic#7DA8A2, #A27DA8
Split complementary#7D99A8, #8C7DA8
Tetradic#7DA88C, #7D83A8, #A87D99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G162
B125
Red168 (65.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue51.63°
Saturation (HSL)19.82%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A2 · B 7D
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