Colour
#ABA922
- #ABA922
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#ABA922 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 169, 34 and HSL 59°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#ABA922#ABA922
HEX#ABA922
RGBrgb(171, 169, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6627, 0.1333
RGB percentages67.1%, 66.3%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(59.1, 66.8%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.1, 80.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 80.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,954
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA922;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5456DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2224AB
Analogous#AB6522, #69AB22
Triadic#22ABA9, #A922AB
Split complementary#2269AB, #6422AB
Tetradic#22AB65, #2224AB, #AB2269
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G169
B34
Red171 (67.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue59.12°
Saturation (HSL)66.83%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A9 · B 22
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