Colour
#AA9B55
- #AA9B55
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AA9B55 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 155, 85 and HSL 49°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AA9B55#AA9B55
HEX#AA9B55
RGBrgb(170, 155, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6078, 0.3333
RGB percentages66.7%, 60.8%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(49.4, 33.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 50%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 50%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,885
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9B55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5564AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5564AA
Analogous#AA7055, #8FAA55
Triadic#55AA9B, #9B55AA
Split complementary#558FAA, #7055AA
Tetradic#55AA70, #5564AA, #AA558F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G155
B85
Red170 (66.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 9B · B 55
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