Recognised as Colour
#AA9F02
- #AA9F02
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AA9F02 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 159, 2 and HSL 56°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AA9F02#AA9F02
HEX#AA9F02
RGBrgb(170, 159, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6235, 0.0078
RGB percentages66.7%, 62.4%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(56.1, 97.7%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.1, 98.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 98.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,181,826
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9F02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5560FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#020DAA
Analogous#AA4B02, #61AA02
Triadic#02AA9F, #9F02AA
Split complementary#0261AA, #4B02AA
Tetradic#02AA4B, #020DAA, #AA0261
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G159
B2
Red170 (66.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue56.07°
Saturation (HSL)97.67%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 9F · B 02
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