Colour
#AAA69A
- #AAA69A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAA69A is a yellow with RGB values 170, 166, 154 and HSL 45°, 9%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAA69A#AAA69A
HEX#AAA69A
RGBrgb(170, 166, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.651, 0.6039
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(45, 8.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 9.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 9.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,183,770
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA69A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#555965
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A9EAA
Analogous#AA9E9A, #A6AA9A
Triadic#9AAAA6, #A69AAA
Split complementary#9AA6AA, #9E9AAA
Tetradic#9AAA9E, #9A9EAA, #AA9AA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G166
B154
Red170 (66.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)8.6%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A6 · B 9A
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