Recognised as Colour
#A5A58A
- #A5A58A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A5A58A is a yellow with RGB values 165, 165, 138 and HSL 60°, 13%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A5A58A#A5A58A
HEX#A5A58A
RGBrgb(165, 165, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6471, 0.5412
RGB percentages64.7%, 64.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(60, 13%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 16.4%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 16.4%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,855,818
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A58A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5A5A75
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A8AA5
Analogous#A5988A, #98A58A
Triadic#8AA5A5, #A58AA5
Split complementary#8A98A5, #988AA5
Tetradic#8AA598, #8A8AA5, #A58A98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G165
B138
Red165 (64.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)13.04%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A5 · G A5 · B 8A
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