Recognised as Colour
#AAAD8F
- #AAAD8F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AAAD8F is a yellow with RGB values 170, 173, 143 and HSL 66°, 15%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AAAD8F#AAAD8F
HEX#AAAD8F
RGBrgb(170, 173, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6784, 0.5608
RGB percentages66.7%, 67.8%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(66, 15.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66, 17.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 17.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,551
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAD8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#555270
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#928FAD
Analogous#ADA18F, #9BAD8F
Triadic#8FAAAD, #AD8FAA
Split complementary#8F9BAD, #A18FAD
Tetradic#8FADA1, #928FAD, #AD8F9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G173
B143
Red170 (66.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue66°
Saturation (HSL)15.46%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G AD · B 8F
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