Recognised as Colour
#ACAB4E
- #ACAB4E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ACAB4E is a yellow with RGB values 172, 171, 78 and HSL 59°, 38%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ACAB4E#ACAB4E
HEX#ACAB4E
RGBrgb(172, 171, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6706, 0.3059
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(59.4, 37.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.4, 54.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 54.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,046
CSS custom property--colour: #ACAB4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5354B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E4FAC
Analogous#AC7C4E, #7EAC4E
Triadic#4EACAB, #AB4EAC
Split complementary#4E7EAC, #7C4EAC
Tetradic#4EAC7C, #4E4FAC, #AC4E7E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G171
B78
Red172 (67.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue59.36°
Saturation (HSL)37.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G AB · B 4E
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