Recognised as Colour
#ABAB56
- #ABAB56
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ABAB56 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 171, 86 and HSL 60°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ABAB56#ABAB56
HEX#ABAB56
RGBrgb(171, 171, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6706, 0.3373
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(60, 33.6%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 49.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 49.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,518
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAB56;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5454A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5656AB
Analogous#AB8156, #81AB56
Triadic#56ABAB, #AB56AB
Split complementary#5681AB, #8156AB
Tetradic#56AB81, #5656AB, #AB5681
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G171
B86
Red171 (67.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)33.6%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AB · G AB · B 56
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