Recognised as Colour
#ADAB94
- #ADAB94
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADAB94 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 171, 148 and HSL 55°, 13%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADAB94#ADAB94
HEX#ADAB94
RGBrgb(173, 171, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6706, 0.5804
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.1%, 58%
HSLhsl(55.2, 13.2%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.2, 14.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 14.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,652
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAB94;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#52546B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9496AD
Analogous#AD9E94, #A3AD94
Triadic#94ADAB, #AB94AD
Split complementary#94A3AD, #9E94AD
Tetradic#94AD9E, #9496AD, #AD94A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G171
B148
Red173 (67.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue55.2°
Saturation (HSL)13.23%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G AB · B 94
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