Colour
#ADAD41
- #ADAD41
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ADAD41 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 173, 65 and HSL 60°, 45%, 47%. 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 khaki.
Colour values
#ADAD41#ADAD41
HEX#ADAD41
RGBrgb(173, 173, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6784, 0.2549
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.8%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(60, 45.4%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 62.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 62.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,081
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAD41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5252BE
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 text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4141AD
Analogous#AD7741, #77AD41
Triadic#41ADAD, #AD41AD
Split complementary#4177AD, #7741AD
Tetradic#41AD77, #4141AD, #AD4177
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G173
B65
Red173 (67.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)45.38%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AD · G AD · B 41
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