Recognised as Colour
#A9BC05
- #A9BC05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#A9BC05 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 188, 5 and HSL 66°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#A9BC05#A9BC05
HEX#A9BC05
RGBrgb(169, 188, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7373, 0.0196
RGB percentages66.3%, 73.7%, 2%
HSLhsl(66.2, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.2, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK10.1%, 0%, 97.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,123,717
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BC05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.88:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5643FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1805BC
Analogous#BC7405, #4DBC05
Triadic#05A9BC, #BC05A9
Split complementary#054DBC, #7405BC
Tetradic#05BC74, #1805BC, #BC054E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G188
B5
Red169 (66.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue66.23°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G BC · B 05
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