Colour
#AEA78A
- #AEA78A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AEA78A is a yellow with RGB values 174, 167, 138 and HSL 48°, 18%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AEA78A#AEA78A
HEX#AEA78A
RGBrgb(174, 167, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6549, 0.5412
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(48.3, 18.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 20.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 20.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,446,154
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA78A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#515875
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A91AE
Analogous#AE958A, #A3AE8A
Triadic#8AAEA7, #A78AAE
Split complementary#8AA3AE, #958AAE
Tetradic#8AAE95, #8A91AE, #AE8AA3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G167
B138
Red174 (68.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue48.33°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A7 · B 8A
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