Recognised as Colour
#AA9868
- #AA9868
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AA9868 is a orange with RGB values 170, 152, 104 and HSL 44°, 28%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AA9868#AA9868
HEX#AA9868
RGBrgb(170, 152, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5961, 0.4078
RGB percentages66.7%, 59.6%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(43.6, 28%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 38.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 38.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,136
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9868;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#556797
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#687AAA
Analogous#AA7768, #9BAA68
Triadic#68AA98, #9868AA
Split complementary#689BAA, #7768AA
Tetradic#68AA77, #687AAA, #AA689B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G152
B104
Red170 (66.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue43.64°
Saturation (HSL)27.97%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 98 · B 68
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