Recognised as Colour
#AA9988
- #AA9988
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AA9988 is a orange with RGB values 170, 153, 136 and HSL 30°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AA9988#AA9988
HEX#AA9988
HEX (short)#A98
RGBrgb(170, 153, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6, 0.5333
RGB percentages66.7%, 60%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(30, 16.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 20%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 20%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,424
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9988;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#556677
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8899AA
Analogous#AA8888, #AAAA88
Triadic#88AA99, #9988AA
Split complementary#88AAAA, #8888AA
Tetradic#88AA88, #8899AA, #AA88AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G153
B136
Red170 (66.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 99 · B 88
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