Colour
#AAA389
- #AAA389
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AAA389 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 163, 137 and HSL 47°, 16%, 60%. 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
#AAA389#AAA389
HEX#AAA389
RGBrgb(170, 163, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6392, 0.5373
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.9%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(47.3, 16.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 19.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 19.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,985
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA389;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#555C76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8990AA
Analogous#AA9389, #A1AA89
Triadic#89AAA3, #A389AA
Split complementary#89A1AA, #9289AA
Tetradic#89AA93, #8990AA, #AA89A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G163
B137
Red170 (66.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue47.27°
Saturation (HSL)16.26%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A3 · B 89
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