Colour
#A5B519
- #A5B519
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#A5B519 is a yellow with RGB values 165, 181, 25 and HSL 66°, 76%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#A5B519#A5B519
HEX#A5B519
RGBrgb(165, 181, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7098, 0.098
RGB percentages64.7%, 71%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(66.2, 75.7%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.2, 86.2%, 71%)
CMYK8.8%, 0%, 86.2%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,859,801
CSS custom property--colour: #A5B519;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5A4AE6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2919B5
Analogous#B57719, #57B519
Triadic#19A5B5, #B519A5
Split complementary#1957B5, #7719B5
Tetradic#19B577, #2919B5, #B51957
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G181
B25
Red165 (64.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue66.15°
Saturation (HSL)75.73%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G B5 · B 19
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