Colour
#AC9E4F
- #AC9E4F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AC9E4F is a yellow with RGB values 172, 158, 79 and HSL 51°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AC9E4F#AC9E4F
HEX#AC9E4F
RGBrgb(172, 158, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6196, 0.3098
RGB percentages67.5%, 62%, 31%
HSLhsl(51, 37.1%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 54.1%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 54.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,312,719
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9E4F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5361B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F5DAC
Analogous#AC6F4F, #8BAC4F
Triadic#4FAC9E, #9E4FAC
Split complementary#4F8BAC, #704FAC
Tetradic#4FAC70, #4F5DAC, #AC4F8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G158
B79
Red172 (67.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue50.97°
Saturation (HSL)37.05%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 9E · B 4F
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