Recognised as Colour
#AEC331
- #AEC331
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#AEC331 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 195, 49 and HSL 69°, 60%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#AEC331#AEC331
HEX#AEC331
RGBrgb(174, 195, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7647, 0.1922
RGB percentages68.2%, 76.5%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(68.6, 59.8%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 74.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK10.8%, 0%, 74.9%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,453,233
CSS custom property--colour: #AEC331;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#513CCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4631C3
Analogous#C38F31, #65C331
Triadic#31AEC3, #C331AE
Split complementary#3165C3, #8F31C3
Tetradic#31C38F, #4631C3, #C33165
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G195
B49
Red174 (68.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue68.63°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G C3 · B 31
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