Colour
#AAA79B
- #AAA79B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAA79B is a yellow with RGB values 170, 167, 155 and HSL 48°, 8%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAA79B#AAA79B
HEX#AAA79B
RGBrgb(170, 167, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6549, 0.6078
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.5%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(48, 8.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 8.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 8.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,027
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA79B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#555864
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B9EAA
Analogous#AAA09B, #A5AA9B
Triadic#9BAAA7, #A79BAA
Split complementary#9BA5AA, #A09BAA
Tetradic#9BAAA0, #9B9EAA, #AA9BA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G167
B155
Red170 (66.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)8.11%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A7 · B 9B
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