Colour
#AAAC23
- #AAAC23
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AAAC23 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 172, 35 and HSL 61°, 66%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AAAC23#AAAC23
HEX#AAAC23
RGBrgb(170, 172, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6745, 0.1373
RGB percentages66.7%, 67.5%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(60.9, 66.2%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.9, 79.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK1.2%, 0%, 79.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,187
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAC23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5553DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2523AC
Analogous#AC6A23, #66AC23
Triadic#23AAAC, #AC23AA
Split complementary#2365AC, #6A23AC
Tetradic#23AC69, #2523AC, #AC2365
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G172
B35
Red170 (66.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue60.88°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G AC · B 23
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