Colour
#ACAE45
- #ACAE45
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ACAE45 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 174, 69 and HSL 61°, 43%, 48%. 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
#ACAE45#ACAE45
HEX#ACAE45
RGBrgb(172, 174, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6824, 0.2706
RGB percentages67.5%, 68.2%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(61.1, 43.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.1, 60.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 60.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,805
CSS custom property--colour: #ACAE45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5351BA
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 text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4745AE
Analogous#AE7B45, #78AE45
Triadic#45ACAE, #AE45AC
Split complementary#4578AE, #7B45AE
Tetradic#45AE7B, #4745AE, #AE4578
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G174
B69
Red172 (67.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue61.14°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G AE · B 45
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