Recognised as Colour
#AAAA88
- #AAAA88
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AAAA88 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 170, 136 and HSL 60°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AAAA88#AAAA88
HEX#AAAA88
HEX (short)#AA8
RGBrgb(170, 170, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6667, 0.5333
RGB percentages66.7%, 66.7%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(60, 16.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 20%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 20%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,776
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAA88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#555577
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8888AA
Analogous#AA9988, #99AA88
Triadic#88AAAA, #AA88AA
Split complementary#8899AA, #9988AA
Tetradic#88AA99, #8888AA, #AA8899
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G170
B136
Red170 (66.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AA · G AA · B 88
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