Recognised as Colour
#AA8A7E
- #AA8A7E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AA8A7E is a orange with RGB values 170, 138, 126 and HSL 16°, 21%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AA8A7E#AA8A7E
HEX#AA8A7E
RGBrgb(170, 138, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5412, 0.4941
RGB percentages66.7%, 54.1%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(16.4, 20.6%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.4, 25.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 18.8%, 25.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,176,574
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8A7E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#557581
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7E9EAA
Analogous#AA7E88, #AAA07E
Triadic#7EAA8A, #8A7EAA
Split complementary#7EAAA0, #7E88AA
Tetradic#88AA7E, #7E9EAA, #A07EAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G138
B126
Red170 (66.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue16.36°
Saturation (HSL)20.56%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 8A · B 7E
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