Recognised as Colour
#AAA381
- #AAA381
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AAA381 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 163, 129 and HSL 50°, 19%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AAA381#AAA381
HEX#AAA381
RGBrgb(170, 163, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6392, 0.5059
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.9%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(49.8, 19.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 24.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 24.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,977
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA381;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#555C7E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8188AA
Analogous#AA8E81, #9DAA81
Triadic#81AAA3, #A381AA
Split complementary#819DAA, #8E81AA
Tetradic#81AA8E, #8188AA, #AA819D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G163
B129
Red170 (66.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue49.76°
Saturation (HSL)19.43%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A3 · B 81
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