Colour
#ADA897
- #ADA897
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA897 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 168, 151 and HSL 46°, 12%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADA897#ADA897
HEX#ADA897
RGBrgb(173, 168, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6588, 0.5922
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(46.4, 11.8%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 12.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 12.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,887
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA897;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#525768
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#979CAD
Analogous#AD9D97, #A7AD97
Triadic#97ADA8, #A897AD
Split complementary#97A7AD, #9D97AD
Tetradic#97AD9D, #979CAD, #AD97A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G168
B151
Red173 (67.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue46.36°
Saturation (HSL)11.83%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A8 · B 97
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