Colour
#AAAA5B
- #AAAA5B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AAAA5B is a yellow with RGB values 170, 170, 91 and HSL 60°, 32%, 51%. 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 khaki.
Colour values
#AAAA5B#AAAA5B
HEX#AAAA5B
RGBrgb(170, 170, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6667, 0.3569
RGB percentages66.7%, 66.7%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(60, 31.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 46.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 46.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,731
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAA5B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5555A4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B5BAA
Analogous#AA835B, #83AA5B
Triadic#5BAAAA, #AA5BAA
Split complementary#5B83AA, #835BAA
Tetradic#5BAA83, #5B5BAA, #AA5B83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G170
B91
Red170 (66.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)31.73%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AA · G AA · B 5B
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