Recognised as Colour
#A9AF1F
- #A9AF1F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A9AF1F is a yellow with RGB values 169, 175, 31 and HSL 63°, 70%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A9AF1F#A9AF1F
HEX#A9AF1F
RGBrgb(169, 175, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6863, 0.1216
RGB percentages66.3%, 68.6%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(62.5, 69.9%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.5, 82.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK3.4%, 0%, 82.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,415
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AF1F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5650E0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#251FAF
Analogous#AF6D1F, #61AF1F
Triadic#1FA9AF, #AF1FA9
Split complementary#1F61AF, #6D1FAF
Tetradic#1FAF6D, #251FAF, #AF1F61
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G175
B31
Red169 (66.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue62.5°
Saturation (HSL)69.9%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G AF · B 1F
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