Recognised as Colour
#AEAE41
- #AEAE41
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AEAE41 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 174, 65 and HSL 60°, 46%, 47%. 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
#AEAE41#AEAE41
HEX#AEAE41
RGBrgb(174, 174, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.2549
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(60, 45.6%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 62.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 62.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,873
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAE41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5151BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4141AE
Analogous#AE7841, #78AE41
Triadic#41AEAE, #AE41AE
Split complementary#4178AE, #7841AE
Tetradic#41AE78, #4141AE, #AE4178
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G174
B65
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)45.61%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B 41
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