Recognised as Colour
#AAAD3F
- #AAAD3F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AAAD3F is a yellow with RGB values 170, 173, 63 and HSL 62°, 47%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AAAD3F#AAAD3F
HEX#AAAD3F
RGBrgb(170, 173, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6784, 0.2471
RGB percentages66.7%, 67.8%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(61.6, 46.6%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.6, 63.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 63.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,471
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAD3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5552C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#423FAD
Analogous#AD793F, #73AD3F
Triadic#3FAAAD, #AD3FAA
Split complementary#3F73AD, #793FAD
Tetradic#3FAD79, #423FAD, #AD3F73
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G173
B63
Red170 (66.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue61.64°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G AD · B 3F
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