Recognised as Colour
#A9A397
- #A9A397
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9A397 is a orange with RGB values 169, 163, 151 and HSL 40°, 9%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9A397#A9A397
HEX#A9A397
RGBrgb(169, 163, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6392, 0.5922
RGB percentages66.3%, 63.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(40, 9.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 10.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 10.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,117,463
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A397;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#565C68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#979DA9
Analogous#A99A97, #A6A997
Triadic#97A9A3, #A397A9
Split complementary#97A6A9, #9A97A9
Tetradic#97A99A, #979DA9, #A997A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G163
B151
Red169 (66.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)9.47%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G A3 · B 97
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