Recognised as Colour
#A6AF11
- #A6AF11
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#A6AF11 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 175, 17 and HSL 63°, 82%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#A6AF11#A6AF11
HEX#A6AF11
RGBrgb(166, 175, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6863, 0.0667
RGB percentages65.1%, 68.6%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(63.4, 82.3%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.4, 90.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK5.1%, 0%, 90.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,923,793
CSS custom property--colour: #A6AF11;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5950EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A11AF
Analogous#AF6911, #57AF11
Triadic#11A6AF, #AF11A6
Split complementary#1157AF, #6911AF
Tetradic#11AF69, #1A11AF, #AF1157
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G175
B17
Red166 (65.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue63.42°
Saturation (HSL)82.29%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G AF · B 11
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