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Recognised as Colour

#AAA18B

  • #AAA18B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AAA18B is a orange with RGB values 170, 161, 139 and HSL 43°, 15%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AAA18B#AAA18B
HEX#AAA18B
RGBrgb(170, 161, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6314, 0.5451
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.1%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(42.6, 15.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.6, 18.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 18.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,475
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA18B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#555E74

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A6A08Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A38Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AF9D9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8B94AA
Analogous#AA928B, #A3AA8B
Triadic#8BAAA1, #A18BAA
Split complementary#8BA3AA, #928BAA
Tetradic#8BAA92, #8B94AA, #AA8BA3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE9E3
Lighter +20%#D5D1C6
Lighter +10%#C0B9A8
Darker −10%#94896E
Darker −20%#776E58
Darker −30%#5A5342
Darker −40%#3D382C
More saturated +25%#C3AC72
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R170
G161
B139
Red170 (66.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue42.58°
Saturation (HSL)15.42%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A1 · B 8B

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