Colour
#A99980
- #A99980
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A99980 is a orange with RGB values 169, 153, 128 and HSL 37°, 19%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A99980#A99980
HEX#A99980
RGBrgb(169, 153, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6, 0.502
RGB percentages66.3%, 60%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(36.6, 19.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.6, 24.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 24.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114,880
CSS custom property--colour: #A99980;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#56667F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8090A9
Analogous#A98480, #A4A980
Triadic#80A999, #9980A9
Split complementary#80A4A9, #8480A9
Tetradic#80A984, #8090A9, #A980A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G153
B128
Red169 (66.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue36.59°
Saturation (HSL)19.25%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 99 · B 80
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