Recognised as Colour
#ADAB9A
- #ADAB9A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADAB9A is a yellow with RGB values 173, 171, 154 and HSL 54°, 10%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADAB9A#ADAB9A
HEX#ADAB9A
RGBrgb(173, 171, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6706, 0.6039
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(53.7, 10.4%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.7, 11%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 11%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,658
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAB9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#525465
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A9CAD
Analogous#ADA19A, #A5AD9A
Triadic#9AADAB, #AB9AAD
Split complementary#9AA6AD, #A19AAD
Tetradic#9AADA1, #9A9CAD, #AD9AA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G171
B154
Red173 (67.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue53.68°
Saturation (HSL)10.38%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G AB · B 9A
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