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Recognised as Colour

#AA7E57

  • #AA7E57
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#AA7E57 is a orange with RGB values 170, 126, 87 and HSL 28°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#AA7E57#AA7E57
HEX#AA7E57
RGBrgb(170, 126, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4941, 0.3412
RGB percentages66.7%, 49.4%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(28.2, 32.8%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.2, 48.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 25.9%, 48.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,173,463
CSS custom property--colour: #AA7E57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#5581A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8C8154no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#968B58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B77574no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 20.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5783AA
Analogous#AA5759, #AAA757
Triadic#57AA7E, #7E57AA
Split complementary#57AAA7, #575AAA
Tetradic#5AAA57, #5783AA, #A857AA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EFE6DE
Lighter +30%#DDCCBD
Lighter +20%#CCB29B
Lighter +10%#BB9879
Darker −10%#896545
Darker −20%#674C34
Darker −30%#453323
Darker −40%#231A12
More saturated +25%#CA7C37
Less saturated −25%#8A8077

Channel breakdown

R170
G126
B87
Red170 (66.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue28.19°
Saturation (HSL)32.81%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 7E · B 57

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