Colour
#A5A555
- #A5A555
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A5A555 is a yellow with RGB values 165, 165, 85 and HSL 60°, 32%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A5A555#A5A555
HEX#A5A555
RGBrgb(165, 165, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6471, 0.3333
RGB percentages64.7%, 64.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(60, 32%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 48.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 48.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,855,765
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A555;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5A5AAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5555A5
Analogous#A57D55, #7DA555
Triadic#55A5A5, #A555A5
Split complementary#557DA5, #7D55A5
Tetradic#55A57D, #5555A5, #A5557D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G165
B85
Red165 (64.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A5 · G A5 · B 55
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