Colour
#A8A488
- #A8A488
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A8A488 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 164, 136 and HSL 53°, 16%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A8A488#A8A488
HEX#A8A488
RGBrgb(168, 164, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6431, 0.5333
RGB percentages65.9%, 64.3%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(52.5, 15.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 19%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 19%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,052,168
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A488;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#575B77
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#888CA8
Analogous#A89488, #9CA888
Triadic#88A8A4, #A488A8
Split complementary#889CA8, #9488A8
Tetradic#88A894, #888CA8, #A8889C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G164
B136
Red168 (65.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)15.53%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A4 · B 88
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