Recognised as Colour
#AAA255
- #AAA255
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AAA255 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 162, 85 and HSL 54°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AAA255#AAA255
HEX#AAA255
RGBrgb(170, 162, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6353, 0.3333
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(54.4, 33.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.4, 50%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 50%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,677
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA255;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#555DAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#555DAA
Analogous#AA7855, #87AA55
Triadic#55AAA2, #A255AA
Split complementary#5587AA, #7855AA
Tetradic#55AA78, #555DAA, #AA5587
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G162
B85
Red170 (66.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue54.35°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A2 · B 55
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