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Recognised as Colour

#ACA297

  • #ACA297
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ACA297 is a orange with RGB values 172, 162, 151 and HSL 31°, 11%, 63%. 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

#ACA297#ACA297
HEX#ACA297
RGBrgb(172, 162, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6353, 0.5922
RGB percentages67.5%, 63.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(31.4, 11.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.4, 12.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 12.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,313,815
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA297;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#535D68

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A6A296no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8A497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B0A09Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 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 text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#97A1AC
Analogous#AC9797, #ACAC97
Triadic#97ACA2, #A297AC
Split complementary#97ACAC, #9797AC
Tetradic#97AC97, #97A1AC, #AC97AC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EEEC
Lighter +20%#D9D5D0
Lighter +10%#C3BBB3
Darker −10%#95897B
Darker −20%#7B6F62
Darker −30%#5F554B
Darker −40%#423C35
More saturated +25%#C3A380
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R172
G162
B151
Red172 (67.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue31.43°
Saturation (HSL)11.23%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G A2 · B 97

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