Colour
#A99970
- #A99970
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A99970 is a orange with RGB values 169, 153, 112 and HSL 43°, 25%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A99970#A99970
HEX#A99970
RGBrgb(169, 153, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6, 0.4392
RGB percentages66.3%, 60%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(43.2, 24.9%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.2, 33.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 33.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114,864
CSS custom property--colour: #A99970;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#56668F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7080A9
Analogous#A97C70, #9DA970
Triadic#70A999, #9970A9
Split complementary#709DA9, #7D70A9
Tetradic#70A97C, #7080A9, #A9709D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G153
B112
Red169 (66.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue43.16°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 99 · B 70
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