Recognised as Colour
#A98D48
- #A98D48
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A98D48 is a orange with RGB values 169, 141, 72 and HSL 43°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A98D48#A98D48
HEX#A98D48
RGBrgb(169, 141, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5529, 0.2824
RGB percentages66.3%, 55.3%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(42.7, 40.2%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.7, 57.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 57.4%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,111,752
CSS custom property--colour: #A98D48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#5672B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4864A9
Analogous#A95D48, #94A948
Triadic#48A98D, #8D48A9
Split complementary#4894A9, #5D48A9
Tetradic#48A95D, #4864A9, #A94894
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G141
B72
Red169 (66.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue42.68°
Saturation (HSL)40.25%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 8D · B 48
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