Colour
#AEAF1B
- #AEAF1B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AEAF1B is a yellow with RGB values 174, 175, 27 and HSL 60°, 73%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AEAF1B#AEAF1B
HEX#AEAF1B
RGBrgb(174, 175, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6863, 0.1059
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.6%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(60.4, 73.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.4, 84.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 84.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,091
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAF1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5150E4
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 text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C1BAF
Analogous#AF661B, #64AF1B
Triadic#1BAEAF, #AF1BAE
Split complementary#1B64AF, #661BAF
Tetradic#1BAF66, #1C1BAF, #AF1B64
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G175
B27
Red174 (68.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue60.41°
Saturation (HSL)73.27%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G AF · B 1B
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