Colour
#AF9E51
- #AF9E51
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AF9E51 is a yellow with RGB values 175, 158, 81 and HSL 49°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AF9E51#AF9E51
HEX#AF9E51
RGBrgb(175, 158, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6196, 0.3176
RGB percentages68.6%, 62%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(49.1, 37%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 53.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 53.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,509,329
CSS custom property--colour: #AF9E51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5061AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5162AF
Analogous#AF6F51, #91AF51
Triadic#51AF9E, #9E51AF
Split complementary#5191AF, #6F51AF
Tetradic#51AF6F, #5162AF, #AF5191
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G158
B81
Red175 (68.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue49.15°
Saturation (HSL)37.01%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 9E · B 51
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