Colour
#AEA78E
- #AEA78E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEA78E is a yellow with RGB values 174, 167, 142 and HSL 47°, 16%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEA78E#AEA78E
HEX#AEA78E
RGBrgb(174, 167, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6549, 0.5569
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(46.9, 16.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 18.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 18.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,446,158
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA78E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#515871
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E95AE
Analogous#AE978E, #A5AE8E
Triadic#8EAEA7, #A78EAE
Split complementary#8EA5AE, #978EAE
Tetradic#8EAE97, #8E95AE, #AE8EA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G167
B142
Red174 (68.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue46.87°
Saturation (HSL)16.49%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A7 · B 8E
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