Colour
#A3B408
- #A3B408
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#A3B408 is a yellow with RGB values 163, 180, 8 and HSL 66°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#A3B408#A3B408
HEX#A3B408
RGBrgb(163, 180, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.7059, 0.0314
RGB percentages63.9%, 70.6%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(65.9, 91.5%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.9, 95.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK9.4%, 0%, 95.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,728,456
CSS custom property--colour: #A3B408;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5C4BF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1908B4
Analogous#B46F08, #4DB408
Triadic#08A3B4, #B408A3
Split complementary#084DB4, #6F08B4
Tetradic#08B46F, #1908B4, #B4084D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G180
B8
Red163 (63.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue65.93°
Saturation (HSL)91.49%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G B4 · B 08
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