Recognised as Colour
#AEAC8A
- #AEAC8A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AEAC8A is a yellow with RGB values 174, 172, 138 and HSL 57°, 18%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AEAC8A#AEAC8A
HEX#AEAC8A
RGBrgb(174, 172, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6745, 0.5412
RGB percentages68.2%, 67.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(56.7, 18.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.7, 20.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 20.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,434
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAC8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#515375
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A8CAE
Analogous#AE9A8A, #9EAE8A
Triadic#8AAEAC, #AC8AAE
Split complementary#8A9EAE, #9A8AAE
Tetradic#8AAE9A, #8A8CAE, #AE8A9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G172
B138
Red174 (68.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue56.67°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G AC · B 8A
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