Recognised as Colour
#AC9E02
- #AC9E02
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AC9E02 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 158, 2 and HSL 55°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AC9E02#AC9E02
HEX#AC9E02
RGBrgb(172, 158, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6196, 0.0078
RGB percentages67.5%, 62%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(55.1, 97.7%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 98.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 98.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,312,642
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9E02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5361FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0210AC
Analogous#AC4902, #65AC02
Triadic#02AC9E, #9E02AC
Split complementary#0265AC, #4902AC
Tetradic#02AC49, #0210AC, #AC0265
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G158
B2
Red172 (67.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue55.06°
Saturation (HSL)97.7%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 9E · B 02
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