Recognised as Colour
#ACAE41
- #ACAE41
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ACAE41 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 174, 65 and HSL 61°, 46%, 47%. 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 khaki.
Colour values
#ACAE41#ACAE41
HEX#ACAE41
RGBrgb(172, 174, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6824, 0.2549
RGB percentages67.5%, 68.2%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(61.1, 45.6%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.1, 62.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 62.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,801
CSS custom property--colour: #ACAE41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 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#A6A6A6
Inverted#5351BE
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#4341AE
Analogous#AE7A41, #75AE41
Triadic#41ACAE, #AE41AC
Split complementary#4175AE, #7A41AE
Tetradic#41AE7A, #4341AE, #AE4175
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G174
B65
Red172 (67.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue61.1°
Saturation (HSL)45.61%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G AE · B 41
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