Recognised as Colour
#AA9881
- #AA9881
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AA9881 is a orange with RGB values 170, 152, 129 and HSL 34°, 19%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AA9881#AA9881
HEX#AA9881
RGBrgb(170, 152, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5961, 0.5059
RGB percentages66.7%, 59.6%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(33.7, 19.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.7, 24.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 24.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,161
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9881;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#55677E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8193AA
Analogous#AA8481, #A7AA81
Triadic#81AA98, #9881AA
Split complementary#81A7AA, #8481AA
Tetradic#81AA84, #8193AA, #AA81A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G152
B129
Red170 (66.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue33.66°
Saturation (HSL)19.43%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 98 · B 81
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