Colour
#AAA899
- #AAA899
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAA899 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 168, 153 and HSL 53°, 9%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAA899#AAA899
HEX#AAA899
RGBrgb(170, 168, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6588, 0.6
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(52.9, 9.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 10%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 10%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,281
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA899;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#555766
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#999BAA
Analogous#AAA099, #A3AA99
Triadic#99AAA8, #A899AA
Split complementary#99A3AA, #A099AA
Tetradic#99AAA0, #999BAA, #AA99A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G168
B153
Red170 (66.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue52.94°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A8 · B 99
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