Recognised as Colour
#ADAA37
- #ADAA37
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#ADAA37 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 170, 55 and HSL 58°, 52%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#ADAA37#ADAA37
HEX#ADAA37
RGBrgb(173, 170, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6667, 0.2157
RGB percentages67.8%, 66.7%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(58.5, 51.8%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.5, 68.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 68.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,303
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAA37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5255C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#373AAD
Analogous#AD6F37, #75AD37
Triadic#37ADAA, #AA37AD
Split complementary#3775AD, #6F37AD
Tetradic#37AD6F, #373AAD, #AD3775
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G170
B55
Red173 (67.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue58.47°
Saturation (HSL)51.75%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G AA · B 37
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