Recognised as Colour
#AEB10B
- #AEB10B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#AEB10B is a yellow with RGB values 174, 177, 11 and HSL 61°, 88%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#AEB10B#AEB10B
HEX#AEB10B
RGBrgb(174, 177, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6941, 0.0431
RGB percentages68.2%, 69.4%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(61.1, 88.3%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.1, 93.8%, 69.4%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 93.8%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,587
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB10B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#514EF4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E0BB1
Analogous#B1610B, #5BB10B
Triadic#0BAEB1, #B10BAE
Split complementary#0B5BB1, #610BB1
Tetradic#0BB161, #0E0BB1, #B10B5B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G177
B11
Red174 (68.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue61.08°
Saturation (HSL)88.3%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G B1 · B 0B
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