Recognised as Colour
#A5B81A
- #A5B81A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#A5B81A is a yellow with RGB values 165, 184, 26 and HSL 67°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#A5B81A#A5B81A
HEX#A5B81A
RGBrgb(165, 184, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7216, 0.102
RGB percentages64.7%, 72.2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(67.2, 75.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.2, 85.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK10.3%, 0%, 85.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,860,570
CSS custom property--colour: #A5B81A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#5A47E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D1AB8
Analogous#B87C1A, #56B81A
Triadic#1AA5B8, #B81AA5
Split complementary#1A56B8, #7C1AB8
Tetradic#1AB87C, #2D1AB8, #B81A56
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G184
B26
Red165 (64.7%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue67.22°
Saturation (HSL)75.24%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G B8 · B 1A
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