Recognised as Colour
#A7B308
- #A7B308
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#A7B308 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 179, 8 and HSL 64°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#A7B308#A7B308
HEX#A7B308
RGBrgb(167, 179, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.702, 0.0314
RGB percentages65.5%, 70.2%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(64.2, 91.4%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.2, 95.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK6.7%, 0%, 95.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,990,344
CSS custom property--colour: #A7B308;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#584CF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1408B3
Analogous#B36A08, #52B308
Triadic#08A7B3, #B308A7
Split complementary#0851B3, #6A08B3
Tetradic#08B36A, #1408B3, #B30851
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G179
B8
Red167 (65.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue64.21°
Saturation (HSL)91.44%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A7 · G B3 · B 08
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