Recognised as Colour
#AAAE17
- #AAAE17
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AAAE17 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 174, 23 and HSL 62°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AAAE17#AAAE17
HEX#AAAE17
RGBrgb(170, 174, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6824, 0.0902
RGB percentages66.7%, 68.2%, 9%
HSLhsl(61.6, 76.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.6, 86.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK2.3%, 0%, 86.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,687
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAE17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5551E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B17AE
Analogous#AE6717, #5EAE17
Triadic#17AAAE, #AE17AA
Split complementary#175FAE, #6617AE
Tetradic#17AE67, #1B17AE, #AE175F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G174
B23
Red170 (66.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue61.59°
Saturation (HSL)76.65%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G AE · B 17
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