Recognised as Colour
#A3AF09
- #A3AF09
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#A3AF09 is a yellow with RGB values 163, 175, 9 and HSL 64°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#A3AF09#A3AF09
HEX#A3AF09
RGBrgb(163, 175, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6863, 0.0353
RGB percentages63.9%, 68.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(64.3, 90.2%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.3, 94.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK6.9%, 0%, 94.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,727,177
CSS custom property--colour: #A3AF09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5C50F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1509AF
Analogous#AF6809, #50AF09
Triadic#09A3AF, #AF09A3
Split complementary#0950AF, #6809AF
Tetradic#09AF68, #1509AF, #AF0950
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G175
B9
Red163 (63.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue64.34°
Saturation (HSL)90.22%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G AF · B 09
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