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Recognised as Colour

#AAA29B

  • #AAA29B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AAA29B is a orange with RGB values 170, 162, 155 and HSL 28°, 8%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AAA29B#AAA29B
HEX#AAA29B
RGBrgb(170, 162, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6353, 0.6078
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.5%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(28, 8.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28, 8.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 8.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,747
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA29B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#555D64

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A5A29Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A49Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ADA0A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9BA3AA
Analogous#AA9B9B, #AAAA9B
Triadic#9BAAA2, #A29BAA
Split complementary#9BAAAA, #9B9BAA
Tetradic#9BAA9B, #9BA3AA, #AA9BAA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EFEE
Lighter +20%#D9D5D2
Lighter +10%#C1BCB7
Darker −10%#93887F
Darker −20%#796F66
Darker −30%#5D564F
Darker −40%#413C38
More saturated +25%#C1A084
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R170
G162
B155
Red170 (66.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue28°
Saturation (HSL)8.11%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A2 · B 9B

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