Colour
#A9A98A
- #A9A98A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A9A98A is a yellow with RGB values 169, 169, 138 and HSL 60°, 15%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A9A98A#A9A98A
HEX#A9A98A
RGBrgb(169, 169, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6627, 0.5412
RGB percentages66.3%, 66.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(60, 15.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 18.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 18.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,118,986
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A98A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#565675
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A8AA9
Analogous#A99A8A, #9AA98A
Triadic#8AA9A9, #A98AA9
Split complementary#8A9AA9, #9A8AA9
Tetradic#8AA99A, #8A8AA9, #A98A9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G169
B138
Red169 (66.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)15.27%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A9 · G A9 · B 8A
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