Colour
#AABB00
- #AABB00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#AABB00 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 187, 0 and HSL 65°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#AABB00#AABB00
HEX#AABB00
HEX (short)#AB0
RGBrgb(170, 187, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7333, 0
RGB percentages66.7%, 73.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(65.5, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK9.1%, 0%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,188,992
CSS custom property--colour: #AABB00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#5544FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1100BB
Analogous#BB6E00, #4DBB00
Triadic#00AABB, #BB00AA
Split complementary#004CBB, #6F00BB
Tetradic#00BB6F, #1100BB, #BB004C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G187
B0
Red170 (66.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue65.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G BB · B 00
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