Recognised as Colour
#A6AB46
- #A6AB46
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A6AB46 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 171, 70 and HSL 63°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A6AB46#A6AB46
HEX#A6AB46
RGBrgb(166, 171, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6706, 0.2745
RGB percentages65.1%, 67.1%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(63, 41.9%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63, 59.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 59.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,922,822
CSS custom property--colour: #A6AB46;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5954B9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4B46AB
Analogous#AB7E46, #73AB46
Triadic#46A6AB, #AB46A6
Split complementary#4673AB, #7E46AB
Tetradic#46AB7E, #4B46AB, #AB4673
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G171
B70
Red166 (65.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue62.97°
Saturation (HSL)41.91%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G AB · B 46
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