Colour
#ABB517
- #ABB517
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#ABB517 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 181, 23 and HSL 64°, 77%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#ABB517#ABB517
HEX#ABB517
RGBrgb(171, 181, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7098, 0.0902
RGB percentages67.1%, 71%, 9%
HSLhsl(63.8, 77.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.8, 87.3%, 71%)
CMYK5.5%, 0%, 87.3%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,253,015
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB517;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#544AE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2117B5
Analogous#B57017, #5CB517
Triadic#17ABB5, #B517AB
Split complementary#175CB5, #7017B5
Tetradic#17B570, #2117B5, #B5175C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G181
B23
Red171 (67.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue63.8°
Saturation (HSL)77.45%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G B5 · B 17
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