Recognised as Colour
#ADA793
- #ADA793
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA793 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 167, 147 and HSL 46°, 14%, 63%. 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 grey.
Colour values
#ADA793#ADA793
HEX#ADA793
RGBrgb(173, 167, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6549, 0.5765
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.5%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(46.2, 13.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 15%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 15%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,627
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA793;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#52586C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9399AD
Analogous#AD9A93, #A6AD93
Triadic#93ADA7, #A793AD
Split complementary#93A6AD, #9A93AD
Tetradic#93AD9A, #9399AD, #AD93A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G167
B147
Red173 (67.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)13.68%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A7 · B 93
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