Colour
#ABAB21
- #ABAB21
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#ABAB21 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 171, 33 and HSL 60°, 68%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#ABAB21#ABAB21
HEX#ABAB21
RGBrgb(171, 171, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6706, 0.1294
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.1%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(60, 67.6%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 80.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 80.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,465
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAB21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5454DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2121AB
Analogous#AB6621, #66AB21
Triadic#21ABAB, #AB21AB
Split complementary#2166AB, #6621AB
Tetradic#21AB66, #2121AB, #AB2166
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G171
B33
Red171 (67.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)67.65%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AB · G AB · B 21
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