Recognised as Colour
#ACA993
- #ACA993
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACA993 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 169, 147 and HSL 53°, 13%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACA993#ACA993
HEX#ACA993
RGBrgb(172, 169, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6627, 0.5765
RGB percentages67.5%, 66.3%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(52.8, 13.1%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 14.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 14.5%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,315,603
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA993;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#53566C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9396AC
Analogous#AC9C93, #A3AC93
Triadic#93ACA9, #A993AC
Split complementary#93A3AC, #9C93AC
Tetradic#93AC9C, #9396AC, #AC93A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G169
B147
Red172 (67.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue52.8°
Saturation (HSL)13.09%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G A9 · B 93
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