Recognised as Colour
#AA9967
- #AA9967
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AA9967 is a orange with RGB values 170, 153, 103 and HSL 45°, 28%, 54%. 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
#AA9967#AA9967
HEX#AA9967
RGBrgb(170, 153, 103)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6, 0.4039
RGB percentages66.7%, 60%, 40.4%
HSLhsl(44.8, 28.3%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.8, 39.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 39.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,391
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9967;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#556698
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6778AA
Analogous#AA7767, #9AAA67
Triadic#67AA99, #9967AA
Split complementary#679AAA, #7867AA
Tetradic#67AA77, #6778AA, #AA679A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G153
B103
Red170 (66.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue103 (40.4%)
Hue44.78°
Saturation (HSL)28.27%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 99 · B 67
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