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Colour

#AAA18C

  • #AAA18C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AAA18C is a orange with RGB values 170, 161, 140 and HSL 42°, 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

#AAA18C#AAA18C
HEX#AAA18C
RGBrgb(170, 161, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6314, 0.549
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.1%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(42, 15%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 17.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 17.6%, 33.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,476
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA18C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#555E73

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A6A08Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A38Dno 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 10.9 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 text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8C95AA
Analogous#AA928C, #A4AA8C
Triadic#8CAAA1, #A18CAA
Split complementary#8CA4AA, #928CAA
Tetradic#8CAA92, #8C95AA, #AA8CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE9E4
Lighter +20%#D5D1C7
Lighter +10%#C0B9A9
Darker −10%#94896F
Darker −20%#786E58
Darker −30%#5A5343
Darker −40%#3D382D
More saturated +25%#C3AB73
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R170
G161
B140
Red170 (66.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)15%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A1 · B 8C

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