Recognised as Colour
#ADAE54
- #ADAE54
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ADAE54 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 174, 84 and HSL 61°, 36%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ADAE54#ADAE54
HEX#ADAE54
RGBrgb(173, 174, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6824, 0.3294
RGB percentages67.8%, 68.2%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(60.7, 35.7%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.7, 51.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 51.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,356
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAE54;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 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#A7A7A7
Inverted#5251AB
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#5554AE
Analogous#AE8254, #80AE54
Triadic#54ADAE, #AE54AD
Split complementary#5480AE, #8254AE
Tetradic#54AE82, #5554AE, #AE5480
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G174
B84
Red173 (67.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue60.67°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G AE · B 54
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