Colour
#AAAA98
- #AAAA98
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAAA98 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 170, 152 and HSL 60°, 10%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAAA98#AAAA98
HEX#AAAA98
RGBrgb(170, 170, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6667, 0.5961
RGB percentages66.7%, 66.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(60, 9.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 10.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 10.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,792
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAA98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#555567
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9898AA
Analogous#AAA198, #A1AA98
Triadic#98AAAA, #AA98AA
Split complementary#98A1AA, #A198AA
Tetradic#98AAA1, #9898AA, #AA98A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G170
B152
Red170 (66.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)9.57%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AA · G AA · B 98
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