Recognised as Colour
#AAA155
- #AAA155
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AAA155 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 161, 85 and HSL 54°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AAA155#AAA155
HEX#AAA155
RGBrgb(170, 161, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6314, 0.3333
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.1%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(53.6, 33.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 50%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 50%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,421
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA155;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#555EAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#555EAA
Analogous#AA7655, #89AA55
Triadic#55AAA1, #A155AA
Split complementary#5589AA, #7655AA
Tetradic#55AA76, #555EAA, #AA5589
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G161
B85
Red170 (66.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue53.65°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A1 · B 55
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