Recognised as Colour
#ACA857
- #ACA857
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ACA857 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 168, 87 and HSL 57°, 34%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ACA857#ACA857
HEX#ACA857
RGBrgb(172, 168, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6588, 0.3412
RGB percentages67.5%, 65.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(57.2, 33.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 49.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 49.4%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,315,287
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA857;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5357A8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#575BAC
Analogous#AC7E57, #86AC57
Triadic#57ACA8, #A857AC
Split complementary#5786AC, #7E57AC
Tetradic#57AC7D, #575BAC, #AC5785
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G168
B87
Red172 (67.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue57.18°
Saturation (HSL)33.86%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G A8 · B 57
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