Recognised as Colour
#ACA998
- #ACA998
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACA998 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 169, 152 and HSL 51°, 11%, 64%. 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
#ACA998#ACA998
HEX#ACA998
RGBrgb(172, 169, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6627, 0.5961
RGB percentages67.5%, 66.3%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(51, 10.8%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 11.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 11.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,315,608
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA998;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#535667
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#989BAC
Analogous#AC9F98, #A5AC98
Triadic#98ACA9, #A998AC
Split complementary#98A5AC, #9F98AC
Tetradic#98AC9F, #989BAC, #AC98A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G169
B152
Red172 (67.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)10.75%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G A9 · B 98
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