Recognised as Colour
#AAAA5C
- #AAAA5C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AAAA5C is a yellow with RGB values 170, 170, 92 and HSL 60°, 31%, 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
#AAAA5C#AAAA5C
HEX#AAAA5C
RGBrgb(170, 170, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6667, 0.3608
RGB percentages66.7%, 66.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(60, 31.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 45.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 45.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,732
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAA5C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 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#5555A3
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#5C5CAA
Analogous#AA835C, #83AA5C
Triadic#5CAAAA, #AA5CAA
Split complementary#5C83AA, #835CAA
Tetradic#5CAA83, #5C5CAA, #AA5C83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G170
B92
Red170 (66.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)31.45%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AA · G AA · B 5C
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