Recognised as Colour
#ADAB89
- #ADAB89
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#ADAB89 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 171, 137 and HSL 57°, 18%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#ADAB89#ADAB89
HEX#ADAB89
RGBrgb(173, 171, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6706, 0.5373
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(56.7, 18%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.7, 20.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 20.8%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,641
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAB89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#525476
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#898BAD
Analogous#AD9989, #9DAD89
Triadic#89ADAB, #AB89AD
Split complementary#899DAD, #9989AD
Tetradic#89AD99, #898BAD, #AD899D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G171
B137
Red173 (67.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue56.67°
Saturation (HSL)18%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G AB · B 89
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