Recognised as Colour
#ABBB23
- #ABBB23
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#ABBB23 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 187, 35 and HSL 66°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#ABBB23#ABBB23
HEX#ABBB23
RGBrgb(171, 187, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7333, 0.1373
RGB percentages67.1%, 73.3%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(66.3, 68.5%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.3, 81.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 81.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,254,563
CSS custom property--colour: #ABBB23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#5444DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3323BB
Analogous#BB7F23, #5FBB23
Triadic#23ABBB, #BB23AB
Split complementary#235FBB, #7F23BB
Tetradic#23BB7F, #3323BB, #BB235F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G187
B35
Red171 (67.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue66.32°
Saturation (HSL)68.47%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G BB · B 23
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