Recognised as Colour
#AB9A57
- #AB9A57
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AB9A57 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 154, 87 and HSL 48°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AB9A57#AB9A57
HEX#AB9A57
RGBrgb(171, 154, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6039, 0.3412
RGB percentages67.1%, 60.4%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(47.9, 33.3%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.9, 49.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 49.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,167
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9A57;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5465A8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5768AB
Analogous#AB7057, #92AB57
Triadic#57AB9A, #9A57AB
Split complementary#5792AB, #7057AB
Tetradic#57AB70, #5768AB, #AB5792
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G154
B87
Red171 (67.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue47.86°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 9A · B 57
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