Colour
#AC9D51
- #AC9D51
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AC9D51 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 157, 81 and HSL 50°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AC9D51#AC9D51
HEX#AC9D51
RGBrgb(172, 157, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6157, 0.3176
RGB percentages67.5%, 61.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(50.1, 36%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 52.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 52.9%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,312,465
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9D51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5362AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5160AC
Analogous#AC7051, #8EAC51
Triadic#51AC9D, #9D51AC
Split complementary#518EAC, #6F51AC
Tetradic#51AC6F, #5160AC, #AC518E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G157
B81
Red172 (67.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue50.11°
Saturation (HSL)35.97%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 9D · B 51
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