Colour
#C6AD7E
- #C6AD7E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C6AD7E is a orange with RGB values 198, 173, 126 and HSL 39°, 39%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C6AD7E#C6AD7E
HEX#C6AD7E
RGBrgb(198, 173, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6784, 0.4941
RGB percentages77.6%, 67.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(39.2, 38.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.2, 36.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 36.4%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,542
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AD7E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#395281
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7E97C6
Analogous#C6897E, #BBC67E
Triadic#7EC6AD, #AD7EC6
Split complementary#7EBBC6, #897EC6
Tetradic#7EC689, #7E97C6, #C67EBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G173
B126
Red198 (77.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue39.17°
Saturation (HSL)38.71%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AD · B 7E
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