Colour
#AA9D8D
- #AA9D8D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AA9D8D is a orange with RGB values 170, 157, 141 and HSL 33°, 15%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AA9D8D#AA9D8D
HEX#AA9D8D
RGBrgb(170, 157, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6157, 0.5529
RGB percentages66.7%, 61.6%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(33.1, 14.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.1, 17.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 17.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,181,453
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9D8D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#556272
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D9AAA
Analogous#AA8F8D, #A8AA8D
Triadic#8DAA9D, #9D8DAA
Split complementary#8DA9AA, #8F8DAA
Tetradic#8DAA8F, #8D9AAA, #AA8DA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G157
B141
Red170 (66.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue33.1°
Saturation (HSL)14.57%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 9D · B 8D
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