Recognised as Colour
#ADAD50
- #ADAD50
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ADAD50 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 173, 80 and HSL 60°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ADAD50#ADAD50
HEX#ADAD50
RGBrgb(173, 173, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6784, 0.3137
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.8%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(60, 36.8%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 53.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 53.8%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,096
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAD50;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5252AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5050AD
Analogous#AD7F50, #7FAD50
Triadic#50ADAD, #AD50AD
Split complementary#507FAD, #7F50AD
Tetradic#50AD7F, #5050AD, #AD507F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G173
B80
Red173 (67.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)36.76%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AD · G AD · B 50
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