Recognised as Colour
#A5AC52
- #A5AC52
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A5AC52 is a yellow with RGB values 165, 172, 82 and HSL 65°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A5AC52#A5AC52
HEX#A5AC52
RGBrgb(165, 172, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6745, 0.3216
RGB percentages64.7%, 67.5%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(64.7, 35.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.7, 52.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK4.1%, 0%, 52.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,857,554
CSS custom property--colour: #A5AC52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38114WCAG 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 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5A53AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5952AC
Analogous#AC8652, #78AC52
Triadic#52A5AC, #AC52A5
Split complementary#5278AC, #8652AC
Tetradic#52AC86, #5952AC, #AC5278
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G172
B82
Red165 (64.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue64.67°
Saturation (HSL)35.43%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G AC · B 52
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