Colour
#A9928A
- #A9928A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#A9928A is a orange with RGB values 169, 146, 138 and HSL 15°, 15%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#A9928A#A9928A
HEX#A9928A
RGBrgb(169, 146, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5725, 0.5412
RGB percentages66.3%, 57.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(15.5, 15.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.5, 18.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 18.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,113,098
CSS custom property--colour: #A9928A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#566D75
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AA1A9
Analogous#A98A91, #A9A28A
Triadic#8AA992, #928AA9
Split complementary#8AA9A2, #8A92A9
Tetradic#92A98A, #8AA1A9, #A28AA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G146
B138
Red169 (66.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue15.48°
Saturation (HSL)15.27%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 92 · B 8A
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