Recognised as Colour

#A7B23E

#A7B23E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#A7B23E is a yellow with RGB values 167, 178, 62 and HSL 66°, 48%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#A7B23E

RGBrgb(167, 178, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.698, 0.2431

RGB percentages65.5%, 69.8%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(65.7, 48.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.7, 65.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK6.2%, 0%, 65.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,990,142

CSS custom property--colour: #A7B23E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#584DC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEA92Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAC46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B1A89Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 18.6 Olive · ΔE 19 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.8 Yellow green · ΔE 22.7 Khaki · ΔE 25.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 18.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#493EB2

Analogous#B2833E, #6DB23E

Triadic#3EA7B2, #B23EA7

Split complementary#3E6DB2, #833EB2

Tetradic#3EB283, #493EB2, #B23E6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBEECE

Lighter +30%#DBE1A8

Lighter +20%#CCD482

Lighter +10%#BCC65D

Darker −10%#848C31

Darker −20%#606624

Darker −30%#3D4116

Darker −40%#191B09

More saturated +25%#BFD020

Less saturated −25%#8F945C

Channel breakdown

R167

G178

B62

Red167 (65.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue65.69°

Saturation (HSL)48.33%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A7 · G B2 · B 3E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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