Colour
#A5AA00
- #A5AA00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A5AA00 is a yellow with RGB values 165, 170, 0 and HSL 62°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A5AA00#A5AA00
HEX#A5AA00
RGBrgb(165, 170, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6667, 0
RGB percentages64.7%, 66.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(61.8, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.8, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 100%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,856,960
CSS custom property--colour: #A5AA00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 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#9D9D9D
Inverted#5A55FF
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#0500AA
Analogous#AA5A00, #50AA00
Triadic#00A5AA, #AA00A5
Split complementary#0050AA, #5A00AA
Tetradic#00AA5A, #0500AA, #AA0050
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G170
B0
Red165 (64.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue61.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G AA · B 00
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